Tree of Science

The Tree of Science is a Turkish sculpture at the Middle East Technical University Campus at the door of the monument Eskişehir Yolu. The sculpture was constructed through the second drop-Atatürk Monument Competition in 1966 and was made by Tamer Başoğlu.
Wikipedia
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  • Work of art
  • …is a sculpture
  • …is also known as “Bilim Ağacı”
  • …dates from 1966
  • Description: monument to the Turkish Revolution

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include ODTÜ and CEPA.

Metro station
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is a metro station.

Shopping center
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is a shopping center, which is situated 560 metres northwest of Tree of Science.

Museum
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is a museum… is situated 1¼ km southwest of Tree of Science.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bilkent and Kızılay.

Quarter
is a district in , , with the… is situated 3½ km southwest of Tree of Science.

Suburb
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is the city center of in the municipality and district of , . is situated 6 km east of Tree of Science.

Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0.
is the capital of , central within the country on the plateau of .

Tree of Science

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Latitude
39.90805° or 39° 54′ 29″ north
Longitude
32.78387° or 32° 47′ 2″ east
Open location code
8GFJWQ5M+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4622453641
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Wiki­data ID
Q7837614

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Tree of Science” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “科學之樹”
  • Spanish: “Arbol de Ciencia”
  • Turkish: “Bilim Ağacı Anıtı”
  • Turkish: “Bilim Ağacı”
  • Turkish: “ODTÜ Bilim Ağacı”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ODTÜ A1 Kapısı Yeşil Alan and METU Tree of Science Old Site.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as A1 Gate and ODTÜ.

Turkey: Highlights

Notable places include Istanbul and Edirne.

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