Şairler Sofası
Sculpture by Gürdal Duyar and Park in Istanbul / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A part of Beşiktaş Vişnezade Park is oriented under the name "Şairler Sofası". Şairler Sofası is the 1998 sculpture by Gürdal Duyar whose name the park goes by. The depicted characters in the sculpture as well as the figures depicted in the other sculptures in the greater park are 19th and 20th century poets who have mostly lived in and around Beşiktaş. [1] In the sculpture Şairler Sofası, Duyar has composed it such that the poets are "hand in hand" and "shoulder to shoulder". It includes the poets Behçet Necatigil, Sabahattin Kudret Aksal, Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Oktay Rıfat, Orhan Veli, Neyzen Tevfik and Nigâr Hanım together in one composition. [2] The Architectural design of the park was done by Erhan İşözen.[2] The park was opened in 1998 together with the first sculptures. at the inauguration of the park the mayor of Beşiktaş, Ayfer Atay, said that the park will be a place where books will be signed and poems will be read.[3] The park has become a place where more poets and other members of Turkish society were honored with monuments over the years.
Hallway of Poets | |
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Sofa Poets Park | |
Şairler Sofası Şairler Parkı | |
Type | Urban park |
Location | Vişnezade, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey |
Coordinates | 41°04′21″N 29°00′03″E |
Created | 1998 (1998) |
Designer | Gürdal Duyar (sculpture) Erhan İşözen (park) |