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GORDION

Gordion, 70 km south-west of Ankara, is located within the boundaries of today's Yassıhöyük Village where the main settlement is located. According to the finds from the scientific excavations made in the area, the inland settlement covers a long period extending from the Early Bronze Age to the Middle Ages (12th - 13th centuries)Gordion, BC Is the political and cultural capital of Phrygia and Phrygia rising together with the collapse of the Hittite Empire in the 12th century.

75 KMs from our hotel

ANITKABİR

Anıtkabir is the memorial tomb of the Turkish War of Independence, the leader of the reforms and the first President of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Ankara Anıttepe (formerly Rasattepe). In addition, the 4th President Cemal Gursel was buried in the revolutionary martyrdom section in 1966. Since 1973 İsmet İnönü's tomb is also located in Anıtkabir. Anıtkabir has three parts: the road, the courtyard and the hall of honor. The length of the road is 180 m. Lion sculptures, torches and cypress trees are planted on both sides. There is a courtyard at the end of it.

3 kms from our hotel

MUSEUM OF ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATION

The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations is located in Altındağ district of Ankara. It is a museum exhibiting the archaeological artifacts of Anatolia and being among the few museums of the world in Ankara. Atpazarı district, on the southeast coast of the outer wall of Ankara Castle, it is located in two Ottoman buildings which are arranged with new functions. One of built by Veli Mahmud Pasha the name of this built is Mahmut Pasha Bedesteni, other one built by Rum Mehmet Paşa which call Kurşunlu Han.

2.5 kms from our hotel

ROMAN BATH

The Ankara Roman Bath is located on the Çankırı Street extending from Ulus Square to Yıldırım Beyazit Square in the Altındağ district of Ankara. In the 3rd century the son of Septimius Severus was made by the Roman Emperor Caracalla in the name of Asklepios, the god of health. The monetary support was sustained by Tiberius Iulius Iustinianus, one of the richest of the city. Today this platform, which is called the Roman Bath, is a mound, the remains of the Roman Age (partially Byzantine and Seljuk floors) and the settlement of the Phrygian Period under it.

4 kms from our hotel

KOCATEPE MOSQUE

Inspired by the architectural styles of Selimiye Mosque in İstanbul, the Kocatepe Mosque is the largest mosque in Ankara. It was built between 1967 and 1987 in the Kocatepe quarter in Kızılay, and its size and prominent situation have made it a landmark that can be seen from almost anywhere in central Ankara. The mosque has a dome and minarets.

1 km from our hotel

HACI BAYRAM-I VELİ MOSQUE

Hacı Bayram-ı Veli or Haji Bayram Wali (1352 - 1430) was a Turkish religious scholar, poet, a Sufi, and the founder of the Bayrami Sufi order. Haji Bayram was born in a small village in Ankara Province, and became a scholar of İslam. His life changed after the received instruction in Tasawwuf. He built a Dervish lodge on the site in Ankara where his tomb and mosque stand today. The order grew popular with Bayram's successful teaching.

4 kms from our hotel

ETNOGRAPHY MUSEUM

The Ethnography Museum of Ankara is a museum of ethnograpy dedicated to the cultures Turkish civilizations. The museum is located in front of the bronze statue of Atatürk on the horse made of an Italian sculptor Pietro Canonica in 1927. Ethnographic Museum of Anatolia, Turlish - Islamic period works are exhibited in a museum. The museum temporarily hosted the sarcophagus of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk from November 21, 1938 until November 10, 1953, during the period of the construction of Anıtkabir, its final resting place.

2.5 kms from our hotel