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MAUSOLEUM
OF ATATÜRK
Located
in an imposing position in the Anittepe quarter of the city
stands the Mausoleum of Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Turkish
Republic.Completed in 1953, it is an impressive fusion of
ancient and modern architectural ideas and remains unsurpassed
as an accomplishment of modern Turkish architecture.There
is a museum housing a superior wax statue of Atatürk; writings,
letters and items belonging to Atatürk, as well as an exhibition
of photographs recording important moments in his life and
the establishment of the republic.
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