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Atatürk
and Culture Museum
The building which is located in the Arifiye
section of the city was built in 1921 and
housed the Court of Appeals. The building
has two storeys including the ground floor
is built of stone at the ground floor, with
bearing brick walls upstairs.
The museum was organized to keep the relics
from oor Great Leader Atatürk who has visited
16 times between the years 1920 - 1938 and
it was opened to public in
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1970. One section
of the museum is reserved for Atatürk
where his personal belongings and
the gifts given to him during his
visits are displayed in chronological
order.
In the second and the third hall there
are ethnographical items from Topkapı
Palace Museum and those collected
from the region and photographs from
Eskişehir visits of Atatürk.
This section also hosts a collection
which shows the progress of meerschaum,
which is characteristic to the city
and which is also named 1white gold",
from excavation, to processing to
final use.
Books on Atatürk are exhibited at
the central hall.
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