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Gen�lik Park- Ankara |
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By: caroline encke-liz06 Date: September 17, 2011, 3:55 pm |
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One of many parks in Ankara. One of my favourites :smiley_good: |
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en�lik Park? (literally |
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Youth Park) is a public park in Ankara, Turkey. |
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he oldest park |
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in Ankara (1943) Gen�lik Park?, used to be the only place for |
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the residents of Ankara to enjoy the taste of nature, complete |
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with pond and greenery. |
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his 38 hectares park is where today\'s |
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middle-aged generation spent their youth. The park houses what |
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once Ankara\'s only amusement park. There are also tea gardens, |
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restaurants, outdoor cafes, outdoor theatre performances and a |
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large pond on which you can row or water-cycle. |
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Geography |
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strong> |
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he 27.5 ha (68 acres) park is almost at the |
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center of Ankara. Its altitute is about 850 m (2,790 ft), which |
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makes it one of the lowest points of Ankara. It is surounded by |
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Ulus Square in the north, Opera house in the east, Selim S?rr? |
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Tarcan Sports Hall and Ankara Central Station in the south and, |
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19 May?s Stadium in the west.</strong> |
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istory |
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strong> |
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uring |
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the early years of the republic, the place, where now the park |
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is, was a marshland. After the marshes were dried up, the park |
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was established and opened to public on 19 May 1943, the |
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National Youth Day. There were coffee houses around the 42,000 |
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m2 (0.016 sq mi) main pool, a swimming pool, a luna park, an |
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open air theatre and tracks. In 1957, two miniature trains were |
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established within the park area as a part of |
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ammusement.</strong><strong> |
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/strong> |
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he park in the |
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2000s |
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fter restoration and renovation works, there are now a |
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cultural center, youths\' center and Ankara Municipality |
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Convention Hall as well as 43 kiosks in the park. During nights |
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light performances are held in the main pool. Also a science |
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museum is under construction. |
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Gen�lik Park- Ankara |
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By: Meltem-AK-Ex Beyhan Date: September 18, 2011, 3:02 am |
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Wow! Looks like a great place to spend the day out in the |
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elements, and also enjoy some cultural activities. :smiley_good: |
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More cities need to create areas like this, especially now that |
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life is much more stressful on a daily basis, and we\'ve adopted |
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such an indoor lifestyle...We\'re either at work or sitting |
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front of a TV or computer monitor. Thanks for sharing. |
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