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Atatürk Mask in Izmir

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    September 16, 2020

    The Ataturk Mask (Turkish: Ataturk Maski) is a large concrete relief of the head of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Izmir.

    It is located south of Kadifekale, Izmir's historic castle, and was built in 2009 AD. finished.

    With a height of 42 m, the Ataturk mask is the highest relief sculpture in Turkey and is considered the tenth-highest relief sculpture in the world. It's built over scaffolding and not carved into the side of the mountain. The monument is a steel structure that contains a space frame system. The mask, which took three years to build from 2006, is even taller than the Jesus statue in Rio de Janeiro.

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      Location: Izmir, Turkey

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