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The Treaty of Lausanne Monument and Museum ((トルコ語:Lozan Anıtı ve Müzesi)) are a monument and a museum dedicated to the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923. The monument, opened in 1998, is located at Karaağaç, Edirne in Turkey, and the museum is next to it in the former train station building. ==Background== The Treaty of Sèvres, that marked the end of World War I was signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies on August 10, 1920. It was, however, rejected by the Turkish national movement due to significant loss of territory, and failed so. Following the victorious Turkish War of Independence fought against the Allied forces of British Empire, French Republic, Kingdom of Italy and Kingdom of Greece, which occupied a great portion of Turkish mainland, the Treaty of Lausanne was signed in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 24, 1923. The peace treaty ended the conflict between the Turkish nationalists and the previous parties of the Allies in a second attempt. With this treaty, the borders of the modern Turkish Republic were defined.〔〔 In line with the treaty, the Greek-Turkish border was redrawn, and Karaağaç quarter of Edirne on the south bank of the Maritsa was returned from Greece to Turkey. Karaağaç railway station, the main train station of Edirne, was in use until 1971 when the railway line crossing in and out the borders of Greece and Turkey in a short distance close to Edirne was changed. The abandoned railway station and the surrounding area was assigned later to Trakya University.〔〔 In 1996, the senate of Trakya University concluded the establishment of a monument and a museum next to the former railway station, which housed after redevopment the university administration. The groundbreaking for the monument took place on March 29, 1998. The surrounding area of the monument was established as a public park by planting 74 young trees in respect of the 74th anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Republic. It was decided to add one more young tree every year. The construction of the monument lasted a scant four months, and it was inaugurated by the then President Süleyman Demirel (in office 1993–2000) on July 19 in 1998, on the 75th anniversary of the Republic.〔〔 Trakya University budgeted the project to 148 billion (approximately US$617,000 at that time).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Treaty of Lausanne Monument and Museum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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