The Treasures of Gordion (Ankara) Turkey – Chapter 3
The Treasures of Gordion (Ankara) Turkey – Chapter 3, The first sight of the room astonished and delighted everyone. Inside lay a 2700-year-old treasure hoard. In a corner of the room was a wooden pallet resembling a carved bedstead. On top of it was a skeleton, that of King Midas. In fact, this Great Tumulus […]
The Treasures of Gordion (Ankara) Turkey – Chapter 2
The Treasures of Gordion (Ankara) Turkey – Chapter 2, In 1950 larger scale excavations conducted by Pennsylvania University and Ankara Archaeological Museum began, and after 14 years of continuous work it was established that the city of Gordion had been founded in the second half of the third millennium BC, that it had been inhabited […]
The Treasures of Gordion (Ankara) Turkey – Chapter 1
The Treasures of Gordion (Ankara) Turkey – Chapter 1, At the beginning of the ninth century before Christ, a powerful Phrygian state was established in Central Anatolia. The capital city of this state was Gordon, named after King Gordios. According to legend the Phrygian King died before producing an, they’re to take over his throne. […]
Ataturk Mausoleum and Gordion Museum in Ankara Turkey
Ataturk Mausoleum and Gordion Museum Ataturk’s Suite has been preserved in its original condition, Ataturk’s Bedroom containing his bed, divan, armchair, and sofas. Connected to the bedroom area dressing room and bathroom. Ankara Ataturk Residence and the State Railway Museum: The old station building at Ankara Station, which Ataturk stayed in during his first years […]
Ataturk Mausoleum and Museum in Ankara Turkey – Chapter 5
Ataturk Mausoleum and Museum in Ankara Turkey – Chapter 5 One door in the salon opens onto a balcony, and another to the Library. This Library, where Ataturk would frequently shut himself up for days ‘while he worked and read, contains hundreds of volumes in both Turkish and foreign languages. On the other side of […]
Ataturk Mausoleum and Museum in Ankara – Chapter 4
Ataturk Mausoleum and Museum in Ankara – Chapter 4 In 1950 it was opened to the public as Ataturk Museum, together with the original furnishings. The glass creeper door of the Old House leads into a small hall whose walls are decorated with mirrors, and then into the Great Hall. This hall was once used […]
Ankara Ataturk Mausoleum and Museum – Chapter 3
Ankara Ataturk Mausoleum and Museum – Chapter 3 Ataturk Library: A small door leads from the Ataturk Museum to the Reform Tower, which was made the location of Ataturk Library in 1967. 3113 volumes of books which Ataturk had read and studied, were brought from Cankaya Residence and can be seen in Ataturk Library today. […]
Ankara Ataturk Mausoleum and Museum – Chapter 2
Ataturk Mausoleum and Museum Ankara – Chapter 2 lion Road marble steps leading up to the entrance of the Hall of Honour is a bas-relief depicting all the wars and victories from Vienna to Sakarya, and on the left a bas-relief depicting the Baskumandan Meydan War. On the marble platform in the center of the […]
Ankara Ataturk Mausoleum and Museum
Ataturk Mausoleum and Museum Ankara When Ataturk died on November 10, 1938, in Dolmabahge Palace in Istanbul, his body was brought to Ankara amidst the tears of the Turkish nation, and temporarily placed in the Ethnographic Museum. Later the idea arose of having a mausoleum built to house his body, and the Turkish Grand National Assembly […]
Ankara Grand National Assembly Museum
The Grand National Assembly Museum Ankara a) Chancery of State: The room of the Board of Executive Ministers (The Ministerial Council) contains large photographs of Ataturk as he appeared at that time, and of the members and president of the Board of Executive Ministers, a table and other original furnishings. b) Canonical Committee Room: This […]
