EMİN HALİD ONAT Emin Halid Onat, Turkish architect, the old rector of Istanbul Technical University, who has a special place in Turkish architecture and has a repution in world as well.
He was born in Istanbul in 1908. He was choosen as a instructor to Zurich Technical University, when he study on the grounds of his success. He returned to Turkey in 1934 by a great success in his department. In 1938 he became professor. In 1941 he established 1st independent Architecture department.
In 1941 he entertained the contest for anıtkabir with Ahmet Orhan Arda. Their Project won the prize among 49 projects. In 1943 he became Ord.Professor.
He died in 17 july 1961 because of heart attack.
His other important buildings are Yıldız Technical School building, Ankara Hayat Apartment, Istanbul Göztepe villa Meral, Istanbul Fashion Emin Onat House.
ANITKABİR
Anıtkabir is the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who was the leader of Turkey and first president of republic of Turkey. Anıtkabir is built in Ankara. Designer of this building was Professor Emin Onat and Assistant Professor Orhan Arda. The architecture of this building look like the ancient greek temples. Same site is also the mausoleum of Ismet Inonu, who was the second president of Republic of Turkey. His tomb faces the Atatürk Mausoleum.
The period of Turkish architecture between 1940 and 1950 by architectural historians it is called as the Second National Architecture Movement. Mostly monumental, symmetrical, cut-stone clad buildings characterize this period with great emphasis and workmanship in construction. Anıtkabir includes the same characteristics of that period, and it is considered by many to be the final monument of the era. Additonally, Anıtkabir features Seljuq and Ottoman architectural and ornamentation features. To illustrate, the eaves of the towers and the Hall of Honour are all Seljuq-style sawtooth ornamentation.
Comments On Anıtkabir Visit When we went to Anıtkabir for this Project, although we have gone to there before, we were so excited. During this visit , we realized so many features of Anıtkabir.For example, although Anıtkabir has so much area, there is only one structure that is Anıtkabir.Then, we learned the reason of this.The reason is that, Anıtkabir can be easily seen each direction of Ankara. In order to pass and see the lion road.While we walking on this road, we detected that there are not only uniformed soldiers but also so many secular soldiers.The levels of security is too high.Therefore , we were do happy.Because they gave us the safety .Moreover, we saw that both side of lion road are closed with tall trees and their stones are asymmetric. The reason of these tall trees is the protection of government officers and protocol from any attacks and assassination. But other sides of Anıtkabir only have shorty trees , because of not hiding the views of Anıtkabir.When we went forward, we saw the sybolic statues, museums and Ismet inönü’s corpse. And we arrived the mausoleum & hall of honor.we saw so many seathings and reliefs. Then , after we had visited the mauseleum , we left.This visit was so fascinating and wonderful.Although we had been there before, we will go again in close time for seeing and learning so many different things.
