Atatürk Mask, İzmir
The Atatürk Mask (Turkish: Atatürk Maskı) is a large concrete relief of the head of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, located to the south of Kadifekale the historical castle of İzmir at 38°24′22″N 27°08′46″E.[1] It was completed in 2009.
| Atatürk Maskı | |
 Photo of the Mask | |
  Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates | 38.406046°N 27.145991°E |
|---|---|
| Location | Buca, İzmir Province |
| Designer | Harun Atalayman |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Material | Concrete |
| Height | 42 metres (138 ft) |
| Completion date | 2009 |
| Dedicated to | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
The Atatürk Mask, at 42 m (138 ft) high, is the highest relief sculpture in Turkey, and the tenth highest relief sculpture in the world.[2] It is built up over a scaffolding and not carved into the side of the mountain like Mount Rushmore in the United States.[1] To be more specific, the monument is steel structure containing a space truss system.[3] The mask that took three years to complete is even higher than the Jesus Christ Statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4][2]
After being damaged by weather and climate, help was asked from trained mountain climbers with the repairs, because a crane is not able to access some locations of the monument.[5]
References
- "Turkey's Mount Rushmore". AFAR. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- "M.Kemal Büstlerine Harcanan Parayla Bakın Neler Yapılır!" (in Turkish). 6 July 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- Yalçın Koca, Mehmet; Kincal, Cem; Turan Arslan, Ahmet; Recep Yilmaz, Halil (February 2011) [2009]. "Anchor application in Karatepe andesite rock slope, Izmir—Türkiye". Geological Engineering, Civil Engineering. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Schiences. Izmir: Elsevier (published 16 December 2010). 48 (2): 245–258. doi:10.1016/j.ijrmms.2010.11.006.
- "Kişi başına kaç Atatürk heykeli düşüyor?". Yeni Akit. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- "İzmir'deki Atatürk Maskı'na bilimsel bakım". 13 November 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.