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Monument to Yuri Gagarin
Памятник Гагарину Ю.А.
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55°42′30″N 37°34′57″E / 55.7082°N 37.5824°E / 55.7082; 37.5824
LocationGagarin Square, Moscow
DesignerPavel (Paul) Bondarenko
TypeStatue
MaterialCast titanium on granite base
Height42.5 metres (139 ft)
Opening dateJuly 4, 1980

Monument to Yuri Gagarin is a 42.5-meter high pedestal and statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first person to travel in space. It is located at Leninsky Prospekt in Moscow. The pedestal is designed to be reminiscent of a rocket exhaust.[1] The statue is made of titanium, a metal often used in spacecraft, and weighs 12 tons.[1]

  1. ^ a b Denis17 (9 November 2016). "The highest monuments of Moscow (photo with drone)". Explore Russia. ExploreRussia, Inc. Retrieved 24 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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