Rodina Mat Statue Wolgograd
Rodina mat zovyot which at the time of its dedication in 1967 was the largest sculpture in the world.
Rodina mat statue wolgograd. Rodina mat zovyot is the top thing to do in volgograd. Homeland mother is calling is the compositional centre of the monument ensemble heroes of the battle of stalingrad on mamayev kurgan in volgograd russia it was designed by sculptor yevgeny vuchetich and structural engineer nikolai nikitin and declared the tallest statue in the world in 1967. The stainless steel statue stands 62 m 203 ft tall upon the museum main building with the overall structure measuring 102 m 335 ft including its base and weighing 560 tonnes. Mother russia is a national personification of russia appearing in patriotic posters statues etc.
It s the tallest statue of a female in the world. It is here where the ussr dedicated a memorial to the soviet victory the centrepiece of which is an absolutely enormous statue the motherland calls. Rodina mat zovyot the motherland calls the statue known as rodina mat zovyot the motherland calls was the tallest statue in the world at the time of its completion. An 85 metre tall statue was erected at mamayev kurgan the highest point in volgograd that switched between german and soviet control multiple times.
The motherland calls russian. The statue is held on its plinth solely by its own. It consists of a concrete sculpture 52 metres tall and 82 metres from the feet to the tip of the 27 metre sword dominating the skyline of the city of stalingrad later renamed volgograd. It is possible to take an elevator to the top.
One of the most heavily contested sites within stalingrad was mamayev kurgan a hill overlooking the city. The rodina mat is hard to miss you can see it from the highway as you come into the city from the airport. Rodina mat zovyot translates as the motherland calls is the statue in mamayev kurgan in volgograd russia commemorating the battle of stalingrad with nazi germany. Dark tourism the online travel guide to dark unusual weird places around the world.
The usage of the term mother in reference to a nation or culture symbolizes the spirit of collectivity. Die mutter heimat statue russisch скульптура родина мать skulptura rodina mat auf dem mamajew hügel im südrussischen wolgograd bis 1961 stalingrad ist eine kolossalstatue die von der sowjetunion zum gedenken an den sieg der sowjetischen streitkräfte im großen vaterländischen krieg teil des zweiten weltkriegs errichtet wurde. Ironically mamayaev kurgan translates as the mound of mamai where mamai is the commander of the blue horde in 1380 a rocky period of the golden horde.