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Ankara Anıtkabir
24-SEP-2004

Ankara Anıtkabir

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The cenotaph of Atatürk in its place. I remember something about the earth of all provinces of the country being put in the casket-like construction, as usual this momument was loaded with symbolism.

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Guest 30-Mar-2007 20:45
There are soil samples in small urns from all provinces (originally 67, now 81), and from Cyprus, surrounding the casket, in the ground, in a room that is several floors below. When touring the newly opened museum underground, visitors pass by the entrance to the room which is locked.

Yes, this is a cenotaph, technically, yet the room holding the casket (the remains) is aligned to be directly underneath the enormous sarcophagus visible here. The casket itself faces Mecca.

The sarcophagus has been sculpted from a single monolithic slab of marble. The dominant color in the marble is that of dark clay, with veins that are white.

There is a natural pattern in the stone facing the observer, in the form of a large "V".

Todd
ekrem 06-Jan-2007 10:38
if only he lived forever ...