One of the main attractions in Ashgabat City, located in Neutrality Square. The main structure stands 75 meters tall and has elevators leading to an observation deck and a café. The three supporting legs represent the three inseparable foundations of the new Turkmenistan: neutrality, independence, and national unity. At the top, a 12-meter-high golden statue of President Niyazov rotates to follow the direction of the sun.
On December 12, 1995, the 185 member states of the United Nations unanimously agreed to grant Turkmenistan the status of a permanently neutral country. To commemorate this historic event, Turkmenistan built the Neutrality Arch in 1998. It symbolizes the country’s peaceful and open foreign policy, demonstrates a friendly attitude toward the world, and expresses optimism and confidence in a happy future for humanity.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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