Editing Ashgabat (section)

===Monuments and statues===
Ashgabat features many sculptures honoring Turkmen, Turkic, and other Islamic poets and heroes. Four statues, of Lenin, [[Alexander Pushkin]], [[Taras Shevchenko]], and [[Magtymguly]], date to the Soviet period, as do a statue and a bust of Turkmen composer [[Nury Halmammedov]]. Since then, however, much new sculpture has appeared. In Ylham (Inspiration) Park are found numerous busts and statues. Additional statues can be seen in the VDNH Park. A monumental statue of the current president was dedicated in May 2015 near Ashgabat Stadium. One also finds statues of [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]] and [[Alp Arslan]]. In addition to the statue of former President Niyazov atop the Neutrality Monument, a gilded statue of him stands before the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and a gilded seated statue of him graces the entry to the Turkmen Agricultural University.

Since independence in 1991, several monuments to features of Turkmenistan's governance have been erected: to neutrality, to the constitution, to the renaissance of Turkmenistan, to independence, as well as a special monument to former President [[Saparmurat Niyazov]]'s magnum opus, ''[[Ruhnama]]''.

The memorial complex in Bekrewe includes a statue of a bull with the Earth balanced on its horns, symbolizing the 1948 earthquake, and a statue of two traditionally dressed Turkmen warriors guarding a widow grieving the death of her husband in World War II. The exterior wall of the museum features bas reliefs depicting events in Turkmenistan's history.

In advance of the V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in September 2017, roughly one billion dollars was spent on widening and upgrading Ashgabat's major thoroughfares.<ref name=osm /> Several traffic circles were created, in which were placed mainly abstract monuments. As of 2020 the most recent addition to these are the Bicycle Monument ({{langx|tk|Welosiped binasy}}), which President Berdimuhamedov dedicated on June 3, 2020, and the Turkmen Alabay monument, dedicated on November 10, 2020.<ref name=bike>{{cite web|url=https://business.com.tm/post/5585/bicycle-monument-opened-in-ashgabat-on-world-bicycle-day|title=Bicycle Monument Opened in Ashgabat on World Bicycle Day|date=June 3, 2020|publisher=Business Turkmenistan}}</ref><ref name=alabay>{{cite news|publisher=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54894828|title=Turkmenistan leader unveils giant gold dog statue|date=12 November 2020}}</ref>

In May 2024, a [[Magtymguly Pyragy Cultural Park Complex|monument]] dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of Turkmen poet and philosopher [[Magtymguly Pyragy]] was unveiled in Ashgabat, near [[Walk of Health]] at the foot of the [[Kopetdag]] mountain range.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.ru/obschestvo/20836235|title=В Ашхабаде открыли памятник поэту Фраги|website=TACC}}</ref> The 60-meter sculpture of the poet stands on a 20-meter pedestal, to which a majestic staircase with massive granite bowls leads.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://azertag.az/ru/xeber/v_turkmenistane_otkryli_60_metrovyi_pamyatnik_poetu_mahtumkuli_fragi-3009874|title=В Туркменистане открыли 60-метровый памятник поэту Махтумкули Фраги - АЗЕРТАДЖ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://turkmenportal.com/blog/78189/v-ashhabade-torzhestvenno-otkryli-pamyatnik-poetu-mahtumkuli-fragi#google_vignette|title=В Ашхабаде торжественно открыли памятник поэту Махтумкули Фраги &#124; Общество}}</ref>

In October 2024, a statue of Kazakh poet [[Abai Qunanbaiuly]] was unveiled in Lachyn Park in Ashgabat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tdh.gov.tm/ru/post/42519/v-stolice-turkmenistana-otkryli-pamyatnik-abayu-kunanbajuly|title=В столице Туркменистана открыли памятник Абаю Кунанбайулы|website=tdh.gov.tm}}</ref>