Hittite Sun Course Monument, Bronze monument in Sıhhiye Square, Ankara, Turkey.
The Hittite Sun Course Monument is a bronze work in Sıhhiye Square in Ankara that displays a large sun disc design. The sculpture stands roughly 4 meters tall and represents ancient Anatolian artistic forms.
Sculptor Nusret Suman created the work in 1977, and the Anatolian Insurance Company presented it to Ankara in 1978. The design draws from forms that archaeologists discovered at ancient Hittite sites.
The monument draws from an ancient artifact discovered at Alacahöyük, linking the modern city to its prehistoric past. Visitors can experience this connection to the ancient world while observing the bronze work in the square.
The monument stands in the open square year-round and is accessible from all sides. The nearby Museum of Anatolian Civilizations offers additional context about the region's ancient history.
From 1977 to 1995, the sun disc design served as Ankara's official city emblem. It was later replaced by a different symbol, but the bronze work itself remained in the square.
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