Памятник "отцу" основателю Monument to the "father" founder

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As the locals say, visiting Antalya and not being photographed next to King Pergamum Attalus II Philadelphus, the founder of Antalya, who lived more than two thousand years ago (the year of death is 137 BC) is the same as visiting New York and don't walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. The monument itself was installed relatively recently in 2004. And even before its installation, it became the cause of heated debate and debate among historians and the public. And the reason is that the then mayor of Antalya, Bekir Kumbul, who decided to erect a monument to the founder of Antalya, ordered to sculpt a copy of the statue of the king, not naked (as in the original), but covered below the waist. The original statue is kept in the National Museum of Rome. And besides this, heated debate caused allegations of Attala's homosexuality. In general, during the installation, local residents learned a lot about the life of the king himself and the customs of that era. Mer remained adamant and the statue was erected.