Yuri Gagarin Monument in Moscow

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The Yuri Gagarin Monument in Moscow is a towering titanium statue honoring the first human in space, prominently located on Leninsky Prospekt as a symbol of Soviet and Russian space achievements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
outdoor sculpture
statue
associatedWithAgency Soviet space authorities
associatedWithProgram Soviet space program
category Monuments and memorials to Yuri Gagarin
Outdoor sculptures in Moscow
Soviet-era monuments in Russia
commemoratesDate 12 April 1961
commemoratesEvent first human spaceflight
coordinates 55.708°N 37.582°E
country Russia
dedicatedTo Yuri Gagarin
depicts Yuri Gagarin
genre socialist realism
hasColor silvery
hasCulturalSignificance landmark of Leninsky Prospekt
symbol of space exploration
hasMonumentalCharacter towering statue
hasMonumentType statue on column
hasPart pedestal
statue of Yuri Gagarin
hasStyle monumental sculpture
hasSubjectOccupation cosmonaut
military pilot
hasSurface metallic
height about 42.5 metres
heritageOf Soviet Union
inception 1980
languageOfSurroundingInscriptions Russian
locatedIn Moscow
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Moscow Oblast
locatedInTimeZone Moscow Time
locatedOn Leninsky Prospekt
materialUsed titanium
namedAfter Yuri Gagarin
near Gagarin Square
owner Moscow
surface form: City of Moscow
partOf Moscow city monuments
publicAccess yes
subjectOf tourist photography
symbolizes Russian space achievements
Soviet space achievements
touristAttraction yes
transportAccess Leninsky Prospekt transport corridor
unveiledOn 1980
use commemorative
visibleFrom Leninsky Prospekt

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