Monument to Humanity
Monument to Humanity was a nearly completed statue in Kars, Turkey. Created by Turkish artist Mehmet Aksoy, the 30-metre-tall monument stood atop Kazıktepe, across from the ancient Castle of Kars.
- Ruin
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,750 metres (5,730 feet)
- Description: sculpture by Mehmet Aksoy
- Also known as“Statue of Humanity”“Turkey-Armenia friendship statue”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Holy Apostles and Kars Castle.
Church of the Holy Apostles
The Cathedral of Kars, also known as the Holy Apostles… Church of the Holy Apostles is situated 460 metres east of Monument to Humanity.
Kars Castle
The Castle of Kars is a former fortification located in Kars, Turkey. Kars Castle is situated 440 metres northeast of Monument to Humanity.
İlbeyoğlu Muradiye Baths
İlbeyoğlu Muradiye Baths is a bathhouse, which is situated 250 metres northeast of Monument to Humanity.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kars.
Monument to Humanity
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Latitude
40.61069° or 40° 36′ 39″ north
Longitude
43.08617° or 43° 5′ 10″ east
Open location code
8HG5J36P+7F
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Monument to Humanity” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մարդկության հուշարձան”
- Chinese: “人類紀念碑”
- Czech: “Památník lidskosti”
- Esperanto: “Humanecmonumento”
- German: “Denkmal der Menschlichkeit”
- German: “İnsanlık Abidesi”
- Greek: “Μνημείο της Ανθρωπότητας”
- Indonesian: “Monumen Kemanusiaan”
- Latin: “Monumentum humanitatis”
- Russian: “Монумент человечности”
- Spanish: “Monumento a la Humanidad”
- Turkish: “İnsanlık Anıtı”
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