Atli Atatürk Aniti - Ankara, Turkey
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N 39° 55.969 E 032° 51.294
36S E 487602 N 4420311
Equestrian statue of Attatürk in front of The Ethnography Museum of Ankara
Waymark Code: WMFMXT
Location: Türkiye
Date Posted: 11/05/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member condor1
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Statue - Atli Atatürk Aniti (EN: Equestrian statue of Attatürk)
Location - In front of The Ethnography Museum of Ankara
Artist - Pietro Canonica
Unveiled - 1927
Unusual Features - The statue is located here, because The Ethnography Museum of Ankara hosted the sarcophagus of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk from November 21, 1938 until November 10, 1953, during the period of the construction of Anitkabir, his final resting place.

TR:
Anit / Heykel - Atli Atatürk Aniti
Bulundugu yer - Ankara Etnografya Müzesi önü
Yapan - Pietro Canonica
Açilis - 1927

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Identity of Rider: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Identity of Horse: unknown

Name of artist: Pietro Canonica

Date of Dedication: 1927

Material: Bronze

Unusual Features: There are two nice reliefs at sides of statue pedestal

Position: One Hoof Raised
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