Atatürk Maskı | |
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38°24′21.8″N 27°08′44.9″E / 38.406056°N 27.145806°E | |
Location | Buca, İzmir, Turkey |
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Designer | Harun Atalayman |
Type | Sculpture |
Material | Concrete |
Height | 42 metres (138 ft) [1] |
Beginning date | 2006 [1] |
Completion date | 2009 [1] |
Restored date | 2018 [2] |
Dedicated to | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
Cost | ₺4.2 million [1] |
The Atatürk Mask ( Turkish: Atatürk Maskı) is a large concrete bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, located in Buca district of İzmir. The sculpture was completed in 2009 at a cost of ₺4.2 million.
Buca Municipality has agreed with sculptor Harun Atalayman to have a monument dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk built. [3] The sculpture, the construction of which started in 2006, was completed in 2009 at a cost of ₺4.2 million. [1] [4] In September 2010, a museum called the Independence War and 9 September Museum was established within the sculpture for a brief of time. [5] [6] In 2018, after being damaged by weather and climate, help was asked from trained mountain climbers with the repairs, because a crane is not able to access some locations of the monument. [7] [2]
The Atatürk Mask, at 42 m (138 ft) high, is the highest relief sculpture in Turkey, and the tenth highest relief sculpture in the world. [1] It is built up over a scaffolding and not carved into the side of the mountain. [8] To be more specific, the monument is steel structure containing a space truss system. [9] In the lower left corner of the sculpture, Atatürk's quote " Peace at Home, Peace in the World" and his signature are embossed.
Atatürk Maskı | |
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38°24′21.8″N 27°08′44.9″E / 38.406056°N 27.145806°E | |
Location | Buca, İzmir, Turkey |
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Designer | Harun Atalayman |
Type | Sculpture |
Material | Concrete |
Height | 42 metres (138 ft) [1] |
Beginning date | 2006 [1] |
Completion date | 2009 [1] |
Restored date | 2018 [2] |
Dedicated to | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
Cost | ₺4.2 million [1] |
The Atatürk Mask ( Turkish: Atatürk Maskı) is a large concrete bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, located in Buca district of İzmir. The sculpture was completed in 2009 at a cost of ₺4.2 million.
Buca Municipality has agreed with sculptor Harun Atalayman to have a monument dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk built. [3] The sculpture, the construction of which started in 2006, was completed in 2009 at a cost of ₺4.2 million. [1] [4] In September 2010, a museum called the Independence War and 9 September Museum was established within the sculpture for a brief of time. [5] [6] In 2018, after being damaged by weather and climate, help was asked from trained mountain climbers with the repairs, because a crane is not able to access some locations of the monument. [7] [2]
The Atatürk Mask, at 42 m (138 ft) high, is the highest relief sculpture in Turkey, and the tenth highest relief sculpture in the world. [1] It is built up over a scaffolding and not carved into the side of the mountain. [8] To be more specific, the monument is steel structure containing a space truss system. [9] In the lower left corner of the sculpture, Atatürk's quote " Peace at Home, Peace in the World" and his signature are embossed.