EGETÜRKİYE

Circular green park hub, eight radiating wide avenues, and planned republican townhouses. Photograph unavailable
1926 Paris-Inspired Radial-Grid City Master Plan and Circular Park at Atça, Sultanhisar, Aydın

Historical event

1926National Struggle & RepublicCulture and memory

Reconstruction of Atça with Paris-Inspired Radial-Grid Master Plan (1926)

Dossier in brief

Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Reconstruction of Atça with Paris-Inspired Radial-Grid Master Plan (1926) marks a defining historical event that profoundly shaped the cultural and geographic landscape of the Aegean.

Historical event · 1926 · Culture and memory · A link to today

Event

Reconstruction of Atça with Paris-Inspired Radial-Grid Master Plan (1926) represents a pivotal historical development within Western Anatolia, reshaping regional networks and civic institutions.

Chronology

Unfolding across distinct chronological phases, the event reached its culmination through strategic decisions and local resistance.

Spatial trace

The spatial footprint encompasses key coastal approaches and inland corridors highlighted on the [Culture Map](/en/harita?q=Reconstruction%20of%20At%C3%A7a%20with%20Paris-Inspired%20Radial-Grid%20Master%20Plan%20(1926)).

Legacy and limits

The enduring legacy of this event remains tangible today through surviving monuments, archaeological discoveries, and living cultural memory.

Periods

  • National Struggle & Republic

Narrative stops

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