Ankara Anitkabir Museum - Turkey

This extraordinary mausoleum was built for
Ataturk, the father of Turks and the founder
of modern Turkey, in 1953. It sits on the
top of Anittepe hill, which dominates the city.
The mausoleum is made of marble and is an interesting mixture of ancient and modern architectural styles. The walk up to the
monument is along an avenue lined with
24 stone Hittite lions.

The mausoleum houses a lively collection of memorabilia from Ataturk's life and work,
private library, documents, stamps, coins,
books and cars.