Sandland ( tr, Uluslararası Antalya Kum Heykel Festivali) is an international

sand art Sand art may refer to: *Sand art and play, e.g. Sculpturing "building sand castles" *Sandpainting *Sand drawing *Sand mandalas, Buddhist sand paintings *Sand animation Sand animation is the manipulation of sand to create animation. In performa ...

festival held annually in Antalya, southern Turkey. It was established in 2006. Established in 2006, Sandland is held annually at Lara Beach of

Antalya Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish cit ...

, stretching over an area of . Each year, a different theme is chosen for the sculptures. Visitors are allowed to watch during the creation of sand sculptures. More than ten sand sculptors from around eight to ten countries all over the world create sand sculptures in nearly three weeks. The sculptures are made durable for a time period of twelve months. The sculptures are illuminated in the darknes so that access is allowed also in the night. Admission tickets are at 30.00 (US$7.00) for adults and 15.00 (US$3.00) for children of age 3-12. Discounts are available for students and seniors. Visiting hours are 9:30 - 23:00 between 1 May and 31 October, and from 9:00 to 19:00 between 1 November and 30 April.

References

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Hürriyet ''Hürriyet'' (, ''Liberty'') is one of the major Turkish newspapers, founded in 1948. , it had the highest circulation of any newspaper in Turkey at around 319,000. ''Hürriyet'' has a mainstream, liberal and conservative outlook. ''Hürriyet ...

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Daily Sabah The ''Daily Sabah'' (lit. "Daily Morning") is a Turkish pro-government daily, published in Turkey. Available in English, Arabic, and owned by Turkuvaz Media Group, ''Daily Sabah'' published its first issue on 24 February 2014. The editor-in-chief ...

, title=11. Sandland Skulpturen Festival in Antalya eröffnet , date=11 July 2017 , language=de , accessdate=11 May 2019 {{cite news , url=https://www.sondakika.com/haber/haber-dunya-nin-en-buyuk-kum-heykeli-antalya-da-6389410/ , newspaper=Son Dakika , title=Dünyanın En Büyük Kum Heykeli Antalya'da Yapılacak , date=2014 , language=tr , accessdate=11 May 2019 {{cite web , url=http://www.sandlandantalya.com/tickets_and_times.php , publisher=Sandland Antalya , title=Bilet ücretleri & Saatler , language=tr , accessdate=12 May 2019

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