Rodina Mat Zovyot Statue
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 statue. The motherland calls russian. Today we ll be taking a look at the 10 largest statues in the world by height and learning some fun facts about what each one represents. 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. According to tripadvisor travelers these are the best ways to experience rodina mat motherland.
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. Perhaps one of the most ambitious and dramatic modern statues on this list is russia s famous landmark rodina mat zovyot. The motherland calls russian. Rodina mat zovyot also called mother motherland mother motherland is calling simply the motherland or the mamayev monument is a statue in mamayev kurgan in volgograd russia commemorating the battle of stalingrad it was designed by sculptor yevgeny vuchetich and structural engineer nikolai nikitin and declared the.
Rodina mat zovyot which at the time of its dedication in 1967 was the largest sculpture in the world. The motherland calls russian. The statue is held on its plinth solely by its own. 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.
Museum of world war ii and mother motherland statue private tour from 61 18 kyiv by night from 53 85. Is also known as the motherland calls. The construction uses concrete except for the stainless steel blade of the sword. One of the most heavily contested sites within stalingrad was mamayev kurgan a hill overlooking the city.
Translating to the motherland calls it is a towering statue dominating the summit of mamayeb kurgan in volgograd. While many statues stand larger than life you might be wondering just how tall the largest of them can get. Rodina mat zovot a colossal statue in volgograd russia commemorating the battle of stalingrad. During the soviet era many statues of mother motherland were built most to commemorate the great patriotic war.
With an exclamation mark. It is 279 feet tall which was designed by yevgeny. However today it is the tallest statue of a female figure in the world.