Istanbul’s Most Famous Cat Honored With Its Own Statue At Its Favorite Spot
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All cats are remembered by their owners, but few cute cats are remembered by the world. However, everybody will remember the late and great Tombili because the famously laid-back feline just got immortalized with its very own cat statue.
Tombili rose to fame when somebody snapped and shared a photograph of it chilling in a ridiculously relaxed pose on the streets of Istanbul. The adorable cat soon became an internet legend and so, when it passed away in August, it seemed only right that the famous cat was honored in the real world as well. Now the feline’s lackadaisical pose has been eternalized in the form of a beautiful sculpture that’s just been unveiled in the very spot where Tombili was originally photographed showing the world how to chill in style. This beautiful statue will forever be there to remind us that in this increasingly hectic world of ours, sometimes we need to take a moment to relax. RIP Tombili! (h/t: lovemeow)
Tombili the cat passed away recently but it will never be forgotten
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Because somebody made a statue!
Image credits: Unknown (left), Anadolu Kedisi (right)
It’s made of bronze and it sits in the same spot where Tombili was snapped in its famous pose
Image credits: Anadolu Kedisi
Cats in the neighbourhood came to pay their respects to Istanbul’s most famous feline
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The statue will be officially unveiled on October 4th to coincide with World Animal Day
Image credits: Anadolu Kedisi
Tombili’s memory will now live on forever
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Rest in peace Tombili!
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It was not just a cat, he was one of us. :(
yeah, I remember like now he used to sit there with mysterious face and meowed profound things...(((
But was he AKP voter? Lol
Just to answer your question. The statue's becoming is thanks to the votes from change.org (I was one of the voters) and the undertaking of CHP (the only political party left on the central-left). AKP or its voters may never have the desire or understanding of such a statue. They wouldn't comprehend the esthetics and good in it
yaw he he
Heroes get remembered, but legends NEVER die!!! :''') R.I.P. Tombili!
R.i.p beautiful cat
It was not just a cat, he was one of us. :(
yeah, I remember like now he used to sit there with mysterious face and meowed profound things...(((
But was he AKP voter? Lol
Just to answer your question. The statue's becoming is thanks to the votes from change.org (I was one of the voters) and the undertaking of CHP (the only political party left on the central-left). AKP or its voters may never have the desire or understanding of such a statue. They wouldn't comprehend the esthetics and good in it
yaw he he
Heroes get remembered, but legends NEVER die!!! :''') R.I.P. Tombili!
R.i.p beautiful cat