Monument to Humanity
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Monument to Humanity
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Monument to Humanity was a nearly completed statue in Kars, Turkey. Created by Turkish artist Mehmet Aksoy, the 30-metre-tall (98 ft) monument stood atop Kazıktepe, across from the ancient Castle of Kars. Visible from neighboring Armenia, the statue depicted two halves of a man, each reaching to hold the other's hand. The monument was demolished in April 2011, only months after being criticized by then–prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a "freak" or "monstrosity".
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Former sculpture by Mehmet Aksoy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_Humanity
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2024-03-14T21:34:50Z
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