Travel Pro Places of Interest #73: Ataturk's Mausoleum in Ankara Turkey! (15 photos)

in #travel5 years ago

Hey there my Steemit friends! In this Travel Pro Places of Interest Series we focus on specific places of interest for a given location. This may come in the form of parks, museums, beaches, cathedrals, and much more. Always an interesting series and always informative!

Now we find ourselves at Ataturk's Mausoleum in Ankara Turkey. By the looks of this place you'd think this guy is a real big deal, and quite frankly he is! Especially here in Turkey. He ruled this country from 1923 until his death in 1938. He was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and founder of the modern day republic.

Under his rule he leaned to the west, to industrialism, he took the country out of Islamic law, and pushed forward western ideology, democracy, and economy. He banned many old world practices like men having multiple wives while simultaneously strengthening women's rights.

Ataturk was and still is a hero to the Turkish people and the pure grander of his Mausoleum now 80 years after his passing is testament of this. His final resting place is huge and immaculate; with honor guards posing as human statues, gardens, detailed security, museum rooms, monuments, a view looking down on the city, and of course Mustafa Kemal Atatürk entombed inside a huge marble block.

This place is one of if not "the" place to see on a visit to Ankara the capitol of Turkey. There was even a couple getting married there which I was able to photograph. Now come along and let's have a look around.

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Hiya, @livinguktaiwan here, just swinging by to let you know that this post made the Honorable mentions list in today's Travel Digest #365.

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What a beautifully interesting place.
Thank you for sharing.
Would love to visit that place for sure.

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Excellent summary of the place my friend, I always say it every day you learn something new, I do not know many things about Turkey but it is interesting to know its history

Those guards sure spend many hours there standing

Haha. That is a job I would not want....being one of those guards.

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