Istanbul's Most Famous Cat Honored With Its Own Statue At Its Favorite Spot

How would you feel if someone built a statue in your honor? You’d feel really, well, honored, right? Well, take a look at this Istanbul based statue. It is of a cat, but not just any cat, their most famous one. Tombili is an internet sensation who’s picture resting on a rim of a sidewalk spread all over the world as a well-loved meme.

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All cats are remembered by their owners, but few cats are remembered by the world. Everybody will remember the late and great Tombili however, because the famously laid-back feline just got immortalized with its very own statue.

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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 cat soon became an internet legend and so, when it passed away in August, it seemed only right that it was honored in the real world as well.

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Now the feline's lackadaisical pose has been eternalized in the form of a bronze statue that's just been unveiled in the very spot where Tombili was originally photographed showing the world how to chill in style. It'll 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)

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He was officially Istanbul's most famous cat, and when he passed away, everyone was heartbroken. So, a monument was built in his honor so that everyone could come and pay their respects to this Istanbul icon and make sure that he was never forgotten. Even the local felines are coming in to take a look at him and make sure that he is always remembered. It's so nice to see that Tombili is so lovingly remembered even now. Just goes to show you that real fame gets real results.

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Tombili the cat passed away recently but it will never be forgotten.Because somebody made a statue!

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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.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.Tombili's memory will now live on forever.Rest in peace Tombili!