the republic monument on taksim square. complete in august 8, 1928, was ed by italian sculptor pietro canonica

1928 2019 architecture area army art ataturk august beyoglu blue bronze canonica chief city cityscape clouds complete culture cumhuriyet day designed east famous founder freedom historic historical history istanbul istanbulturkey italian kemal landmark leader liberation memorial middle monument national november outdoor pietro president republic sculptor sculpture sightseeing sky soldier square statue taksim taxim tourism travel turkey turkish urban walk was