Atakule

Atakule is a 125 m (410 ft) high communications and observation tower located in the Çankaya district of central Ankara, Turkey, and is one of the primary landmarks of the city. As the district of Çankaya is itself on a hill, the tower can be spotted from almost anywhere in the city during clear days. The tower was opened on 13 October 1989 by Prime Minister Turgut Özal.

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Building.name: Atakule
Building.native_name_lang: tr
Building.image: Ankara asv2021-10 img15 Atakule.jpg
Building.image_size: 200px
Building.image_caption: The tower, pictured in 2021
Building.location: Ankara, Turkey
Building.opening_date: 13 October 1989
Building.building_type: Observation towerCommunications towerShopping mallRestaurant
Building.floor_count: 4
Building.architect: Ragıp Buluç

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Commons category: Atakule
date of official opening: 1989-10-13
floors above ground: 4
inception: 1989-00-00

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The tower's design came from architect Ragıp Buluç and the construction works lasted from 1987 to 1989. The top section of the tower houses an open terrace and a revolving restaurant named Sevilla, which makes a 360-degree  rotation in one hour. On top of Sevilla is another restaurant, Dome, which is non-revolving and located directly under the cupola. Under the terrace is a café, named UFO. The bottom structures house a shopping mall and several indoor and outdoor restaurants.