Ankara - Ethnographic Museum

(Local Name: Etnografya Müzesi) From 1938 to 1953 the body of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lay in state beneath the dome in the central hall of the Ethnographic Museum in Ankara. Gracing the forecourt is a monumental equestrian statue of Atatürk (1927) by the Italian sculptor Canonica, with scenes of the War of Independence depicted in relief. Today the museum's ten departments house a comprehensive collection of Turkish crafts dating back to Seljuk times; they include costumes, household utensils, weaponry, musical instruments, carpets, rugs and woodcarvings. Particularly noteworthy are the throne of the Seljuk Sultan Keyhusrev III (1264-83) and the sarcophagus of Ani Seref Eddin.