The Memory Ankara project, implemented by the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality in order to determine and document the social and spatial values of the Capital, continues. Information boards prepared within the scope of the project were placed in Ankara Castle, Hacı Bayram Square, Old Government Square and Old Train Station Square.
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality continues to add new projects to the projects it has implemented in order to create an urban identity in the Capital.
With the contributions of academicians from universities in Ankara, the Department of Cultural and Natural Heritage has implemented the “Memory Ankara” project in order to identify, document and share the social and structural/spatial values of Ankara, the Capital of the Republic, and to make it known and recognized by the citizens in this way. Within the scope of the project, information boards (totems) promoting Ankara's values were prepared and placed in historical city centers.
PLACED IN TOTAL 6 POINTS
In the project developed in order to make Ankara's city history and values more known; In addition to Turkish and English information designed specifically for the works, totems with many features such as maps showing important structures in the space and night lighting were prepared.
The prepared panels were placed at a total of 6 points: Ankara Castle Clock Tower Gate, Ankara Castle inside, Hacı Bayram Mosque in front, Hacı Bayram Square in front of the Temple of Augustus, the Old Government Square, the Julianus Column and the Old Train Station Square.
DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE QR CODE APPLICATION
ABB Memory Ankara Project Coordinator Müge Cengizkan said:
“One of the products of the Memory Ankara project, which we carried out with the support of Başkent, Hacettepe and METU under the leadership of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, is the Memory Ankara totems. These totems are information boards specially designed within the scope of the project, which have the feature of lighting at night. There is information in Turkish and English about the urban space on which the board is placed, and a map showing the important structures in this space. For those who want to get more detailed information, there is a QR code on it, and when it is read, it directs it to the project's website, allowing a more detailed reading. These totems were placed at 6 important points of the city in the first phase of the project and we plan to continue it in the continuation of the project.”
FULL NOTE FROM THE CAPITAL IMPLEMENTATIONS
The people of Başkent, who examined the totems prepared by the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality for better recognition of the important structures of the city's history, and gave full marks to the application, said:
-Veli Ümit Bayraktar: “I did research before I came to Ankara Castle, but there are many sources and people cannot trust all kinds of information. I found the information boards prepared by the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality more reliable, and it is very important to have map information in them, and I learned many points with this map method.”
-Osman Tekin Güzel: “I've been going to Ankara Castle for two years. After looking at the totems, I realized that there are points in Ankara Castle that I did not see and did not know.”
-Raif Çıkır: “The guests we bring to Ankara Castle, especially foreigners, can have information thanks to the information written in English. This is a very important service… I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this application.”
-Dilara Yaldız: “I found it appropriate that Ankara Metropolitan Municipality prepared information on the history of the city in both Turkish and English. It was very empty before. Thanks to these information boards, these places seem more compact.”
-Meserret Karahan: “It is a very correct and appropriate decision to be prepared in English so that the tourists coming to Ankara Castle can get to know our Ankara better… I like the application very much.”
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