ANITKABIR

Mausoleum: It is the most important section of Anıtkabir. The Mausoleum, which is reached by 42-step stairs from the Ceremonial Plaza, is a rectangular structure with two floors. This section became the center of gravity during the construction of the monument, because Atatürk’s tomb room and the symbolic sarcophagus are situated in this section. For this reason, the architects of Anıtkabir paid so much attention for the Mausoleum to be more magnificent than the other structures in Anıtkabir.
The outer walls of the ground floor are formed as a massive block in the shape of a truncated pyramid. As a result of this, the general appearance of the lower section looks like a castle. The outer walls with small windows are made of concrete and the outer surface of these walls is covered with travertine. Atatürk’s body is buried in a tomb dug straightly in this floor. The tomb room, situated under the symbolic sarcophagus in the Hall of Honor, first floor of Mausoleum, is planned as an octago