Column of Julian

The Belkıs Minaret is also known as the Maiden's Stone.

Type: Obelisk and Column
Theme: Relocated Cultural Assets
Culture: Rome
Century: 4th century
Region: Turkey, Central Anatolia Region, Ankara, Altındağ, View Hacı's Full Profile
Situation: Accessible

The column was first built in the back corner of the current İş Bankası building. in this position It started to lean day by day due to ground irregularities, so in 1934 it was moved to its current location, the Government Square in front of the Ankara Governor's Office.

✶ Media

Column of Julian • Caner Cangül • 2014 • 🔎

Column of Julian, Ankara — Column of Julian • Comrade Mehmet Emin • 2019 • 🔎

Column of Julian • İnan Kenan Olgar • 2023 • 🔎

Julianus Column • SALT Research, Ulgen Family Archive • Source • 🔎

A Family's Travel Photographs of the Julian Column • SALT Research • Source • 🔎

✶ Resources

– Ankara City Map 1924, 1924, Ministry of National Defense Mapping Department, General Directorate of Mapping of the Republic of Turkey

Last update: Furkan Yiğit Gürleyik - 13:03, 17 Mar 2026

Editor: Caner Cangül

Contributed by: Furkan Yiğit Gürleyik, Dursun Sülük

KE Number: 10267
Cite: “Julian's Column”, Cultural Inventory, March 17, 2026, https://kulturenvanteri.com/yer/?p=10267.

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