Tomb of Anitkabir

Many tourists arriving in the Turkish capital Ankara choose Atatürk Mausoleum, also known as Anitkabir, as their must-visit destination. Tomb of Anitkabir is the final resting place of a prominent politician and military - Mustafa Kemal Ataturk - the first President of Turkey. This is a magnificent, large building with full of light and full of sanctity, expressing the sincere love of the Turks for the great leader of the nation.

President Ataturk was born in 1881 and died in 1938. His name means "father of the Turks", the name of a man who devoted his life to serving his beloved country. The influence and great dedication of the late president to Ankara has always been engraved by the Turkish people and later when he died, the people built Anitkabir's mausoleum to commemorate him right in the Turkish capital. in 1941.

Anitkabir Mausoleum is a large-scale memorial complex not to be missed when visiting the capital Ankara. Designed by architect Emil Onat, the mausoleum was built between 1944 and 1953. During construction, Ataturk's body was placed at the Museum of Ethnology on the 15th anniversary of the day. died, he was officially transferred into Anitkabir.

Anitkabir Turkish Tomb is a massive architecture, symbolizing the leading architecture of the 20th century of Turkey, with many main and small works interwoven. The "soul" of the entire mausoleum is the tomb containing Ataturk's body. Visitors can only look inside through the camera directly connected to the TV screen outside. Surrounding the tomb is a long line of flags, especially a large flag placed outside the tomb's window. The tomb area is designed to be open, standing inside the campus can admire the large square designed below. In addition, there are many outstanding works here such as a 33-step staircase made from volcanic rock from Cappadocia region, at the top of the step is the 260-meter-long Liberation Tower. In the Anitkabir mausoleum, there is also an avenue up to 30 meters wide, on both sides of the avenue are sculptured images of 1 woman and 3 men representing the transition of Turkey from the Ottoman period to the modern era with the Ottoman Empire. The Republic has prospered since the presidency of Ataturk.

It has many large courtyards, columned buildings, towers at each corner with designs of symbols of peace, victorious revolution, republic... The complex also has the Ataturk Museum, the path leading to the exhibition area. Displaying pictures and artifacts about the life of the late president is a long cool stone corridor. Going a few steps further, you can see firsthand the collection of souvenirs, memorabilia, clothes, furniture, personal library of the late president. Besides, through images and sounds, you will have a vivid view of this great leader.

To get to Anitkabir, visitors can use the metro system, stopping at Tandogan or Beseler stations located just north of the mausoleum. The mausoleum is open to tourists from 9 am to 12 pm. It takes about 3 hours to fully enjoy the beauty of this complex.