Monument· Çankaya, Ankara

Hitit Güneş Kursu Anıtı

Built1978Materialbronze

Hitit Güneş Kursu Anıtı is a monument in Çankaya, Ankara; The Hittite Sun Disc Monument (Turkish: Hitit Güneş Kursu Anıtı) is a memorial dedicated to the Hittites, created by sculptor Nusret Suman and placed in Sıhhiye Square, Ankara, in 1978.

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The Hittite Sun Disc Monument (Turkish: Hitit Güneş Kursu Anıtı) is a memorial dedicated to the Hittites, created by sculptor Nusret Suman and placed in Sıhhiye Square, Ankara, in 1978. It is a copy of a Hatti artifact found in the Alacahöyük excavations and was made the symbol of the city by Mayor Vedat Dalokay in 1973.

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