Anıtkabir, situated on a hill called Rasattepe behind the Maltepe area of Ankara, covers square metres of land and includes a Peace Park, whic

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Anıtkabir, situated on a hill called Rasattepe behind the Maltepe area of Ankara, covers square metres of land and includes a Peace Park, which contains plants from all parts of Turkey and the world. It took nine years to complete the mausoleum. On November 10 th, 1953, fifteen years after Atatürk's death, his casket was taken from the Ethnographical Museum with great ceremony and was laid to final rest in its assigned place in Anıtkabir. Taken @ Ankara, Turkey

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