Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum

Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum
Yılmaz Büyükerşen Balmumu Heykeller Müzesi
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Yılamz Büyükerşen Wax Museum
Established	2013; 10 years ago (2013)
Location	Atatürk Boulevard, Eskişehir, Turkey
Coordinates	39°45′54″N 30°31′19″E / 39.76500°N 30.52194°E / 39.76500; 30.52194
Type	Wax Museum
Founder	Yılmaz Büyükerşen
Owner	Eskişehir Municipality
Website	[1]

Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum, also known as Eskişehir Wax Museum, (Turkish: Yılmaz Büyükerşen Balmumu Heykeller Müzesi) is a wax museum in Odunpazarı second level municipality in Greater Eskişehir, Turkey.

The museum is situated on Atatürk Boulevard at 39°45′54″N 30°31′19″E / 39.76500°N 30.52194°E / 39.76500; 30.52194. It is next to various other museums. It was established on 19 May 2013 by Yılmaz Büyükerşen, sculptor and the mayor of Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality.^[1] The museum revenues are to be used in the education of female students and in general students with disabilities.^[2]

There are 198 wax sculptures exhibited in five halls in the museum.^[3] The halls are;

Hall A: Atatürk (founder of Turkey) and his family, Turkish War of Independence, some of the Ottoman sultans

Hall B: Aviation, railroads, press, industry, science, sports, foreign leaders, Turkish actors and other artists

Hall C: Historical characters

Hall D: Democracy (in this hall taking photography is not permitted).^[1]

Hall E: Yılmaz Büyükerşen's personal exhibition

Some of the characters depicted are,:^[3]^[4] Mehmet II (1432–1481), Selim I (1470/1-1520), Süleyman I (1494–1566), Hürrem Sultan (1502/04-1558), Cengiz Topel (1934–1964), Sabiha Gökçen (1913–2001), Cüneyt Arkın (born 1937), Orhan Gencebay (born 1944), Hulusi Kentmen (1912–1993), Barış Manço (1943–1999), Kemal Sunal (1944–2000), Yunus Emre (1238–1320), Battal Gazi (690/5-740), Nasrettin Hoca (13th century), İlber Ortaylı (born 1947), Hıfzı Topuz (born 1923), Ataol Behramoğlu (born 1942), Emin Çölaşan (born 1942), Beyazıt Öztürk (born 1969), İlyas Salman (born 1949), Adile Naşit (1930–1987), Adnan Menderes (1899–1961), Turgut Özal (1927–1993).

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Center city	Eskişehir
Districts (İlçe)	Odunpazarı Tepebaşı Alpu Beylikova Çifteler Günyüzü Han İnönü Mahmudiye Mihalgazi Mihalıççık Sarıcakaya Seyitgazi Sivrihisar
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Universities	Anadolu University Eskişehir Osmangazi University
Museums etc.	Eskişehir Aviation Museum Eskişehir Caricature Museum Eskişehir Eti Archaeology Museum Eskişehir Independence Museum Eskişehir Meerschaum Museum Modern Glass Art Museum Museum of woodworking Tayfun Talipoğlu Typewriter Museum Tülomsaş Museum Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum İnönü Military Quarter and War Museum
Monuments	Monument of Sivrihisar Airplane

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Modern	Sazova Park Eskişehir Zoo
Mosques	Kurşunlu Mosque and Complex Reşadiye Mosque Sivrihisar Grand Mosque
Churches	Holy Trinity Church
Dams	Beylikova Dam Gökçekaya Dam Kargı Dam Porsuk Dam Yenice Dam
Industry and mining	Tülomsaş Meerschaum (Sepiolite)
Transportation	Anadolu Airport Eskişehir Airport Alpu Railway Station Enveriye Railway Station Eskişehir Railway Station High Speed railway Eskişehir-Afyon Regional
Sports venues	New Eskişehir Stadium

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Sakarya River Porsuk River Gürleyik Waterfall

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