Ankara

Anitkabir (Mausoleum of Kemal Atatürk) in Turkey

Located in the heart of Ankara, Anitkabir, is the mausoleum dedicated to Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Anitkabir stands as a symbol of Turkish independence and an example of the architectural style of the Second National Architecture Movement, with influences also from Seljuk and Ottoman design. The construction of Anitkabir began in 1944 and was completed in 1953, following an intern…