Victory Monument (, also known as ''Ulus Atatürk Anıtı'') is a monument in
Ankara
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Turkey
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Geography
The monument is in the
Ulus Square which was the main square in Ankara before the 1950s. It is situated to the east of
Atatürk Boulevard.
History
The monument was a result of a nationwide fund drive organized by the journalist
Yunus Nadi. After an international competition, the project of
Heinrich Krippel from
Austria
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was rewarded. The monument was inaugurated on 24 November 1927. It was restored in 2002.
Technical details
The monument is actually a group of
bronze statue
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals (such as phosphorus) or metalloids (su ...
s. In addition to equestrian
Atatürk in the center, there are three more figures; two soldiers and one woman. One soldier is calling his friend to the battlefront and the other one is observing the front. The woman is carrying a cannonball, as a reference to the contributions of the
Turkish women during the
Turkish War of Independence
, strength1 = May 1919: 35,000November 1920: 86,000Turkish General Staff, ''Türk İstiklal Harbinde Batı Cephesi'', Edition II, Part 2, Ankara 1999, p. 225August 1922: 271,000Celâl Erikan, Rıdvan Akın: ''Kurtuluş Savaşı tarih ...
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Ministry of Culture page
See also
* Atatürk monuments and memorials
References
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1927 sculptures
Buildings and structures completed in 1927
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
Monuments and memorials in Ankara
Equestrian statues in Turkey
Bronze sculptures in Turkey
Outdoor sculptures in Ankara
Culture in Ankara
Tourist attractions in Ankara
Ulus, Ankara
Monuments and memorials to the Turkish War of Independence
Military history of Ankara