Constitutional Monument (Ashgabat)

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Constitutional Monument
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place Ashgabat
architect Polimeks
Construction year 2011
height 185 m
Coordinates 37 ° 53 '24 "  N , 58 ° 19' 12"  E Coordinates: 37 ° 53 '24 "  N , 58 ° 19' 12"  E

The Ashgabat Constitutional Monument is one of the tallest and most distinctive buildings in the Turkmen capital .

Building history

The building was commissioned by the Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the independence of the Central Asian country. The Turkish construction company Polimeks was entrusted with the implementation . The building was opened on May 18, 2011, exactly 20 years after the introduction of the Turkmen constitution in 1991. President Berdimuhamedov was also present at the opening ceremony.

description

The constitutional monument is surrounded by an area of ​​almost 120,000 square meters, which is designed with numerous fountains, sculptures and green areas. The monument stands on a 10 meter high platform, which is bordered by a fountain at the side and can be reached from all sides via steps. This is followed by a 27-meter-high base made of marble and glass. The central part of the monument is a 91-meter-high column that stands on the base. The column has a rectangular base. the four sides are each decorated with the five traditional carpet patterns that can also be found in the national flag of Turkmenistan . Above this column the monument tapers to a golden tip with a crescent moon and five stars.

Facilities

The monument not only has a memory function, but is also actively used as a building. In the substructure there are two conference halls with 200 and 50 seats, a museum, a library, a cafeteria and a souvenir shop. At a height of 27 and 118 meters there are viewing platforms that offer a good view of the city.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Alan Taylor: The City of White Marble: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - The Atlantic. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Polimeks | Projects | The Monument Of The Constitution. October 29, 2013, accessed August 7, 2019 .
  3. ^ Beate Luckow: Turkmenistan . 3. Edition. Trescher Verlag, Berlin 2019, p. 113 .
  4. ^ Monument to Constitution inaugurated in Ashgabat | Turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .