Arriving in a city on an excursion, tourists must visit famous monuments. This is due not only to the fact that such places are beautiful and unusual, but also because through the sculptures you can trace the history of the city, learn about the features of industry, culture and customs. Yekaterinburg is a city with a rich history, but the various monuments and pedestals in it are a confirmation of this. What are the most interesting and famous monuments in Yekaterinburg?
Monuments to political and military figures
The lion's share of the sights traditionally in cities is occupied by monuments to famous people who left a mark in the history of Russia and changed the course of events in the country.
So, the monument to Zhukov in Yekaterinburg, located on Lenin Avenue, 71, was designed in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Victory in World War II by the sculptor Konstantin Grunberg. The location of the monument was not accidental - behind it is the headquarters of the Volga-Urals Military District, in which Georgy Konstantinovich took command. Citizens and tourists invariably bring flowers to the sculpture.
An interesting place is the monument to Yeltsin in Yekaterinburg on Boris Yeltsin Street. Not only because it is a 10-meter obelisk with a bas-relief of the first president carved inside, but also because since 2011 (the date of the opening of the architectural structure in honor of the 80th anniversary of Boris Nikolaevich) the memorial has been desecrated several times by vandals - it causes a storm of negative stela as party citizens, and just the residents.
Monuments to movie heroes
The television series “Happy Together” inspired the sculptor Viktor Mosielev to create a monument to Gene Bukin. The location of the monument (on Weiner Street, 48) is no coincidence: in the store opposite Gene, in the story, he works as a shoe seller. The height of the monument is 2.2 meters, and the weight reaches almost half a ton. The opening of the monument was in 2011, which was attended by the actor, who played the role of Bukin - Victor Loginov.
A monument to famous book characters and movie heroes - Ostap Bender and Kisa Vorobyaninov is erected on Belinsky Street . The figures look at each other, while in the hand of Ostap lies an apple, and Kisa has a pince-nez and a hat. This ensemble is especially popular with city guests.
Unusual objects
Monuments in Yekaterinburg are not only architectural and historical in nature, but also make people think about their shortcomings and features.
So, on Student Street there is a monument to curiosity. The author of the sculpture is Victor Davydov, who is also a pioneer in Russia in his work in the manufacture of sculptures in this style. The pedestal consists of a door with a peephole more than 3 meters high and figures of a man and a woman looking into the hole from different sides.
Art designers decided to make Malyshev Street a negotiating place, and a monument in the form of a high kitchen grater became a hint of this. To “grind” questions, benches and lanterns are located nearby, so the flow of people who want it does not stop even at a later time.
Historical Monuments in Yekaterinburg
The photo of the Black Tulip monument, even through the monitor, causes insurmountable grief and pity for all those who died and suffered during the conflict in Afghanistan. The name of the monument was not accidental, that is what soldiers called the aircraft carrying the bodies of the dead. The sculptural complex is designed in such a way that resembles an airplane with a passenger sitting inside. Over time, stela with the names of the dead Ural soldiers in the war in Afghanistan was added to the monument.
Those who wish to honor the memory of the deceased can get by public transport to the stop "Shartashskaya Street" and from there get off onto Mamina-Sibiryaka Street.
Many cultural monuments in Yekaterinburg are dedicated to the events of the Great Patriotic War, one of them is a monument dedicated to the soldiers-athletes of the Urals, participants in the battles. The sculpture is located on Bolshakova Street, 90. It consists of three figures carved in a single monolith, symbolizing the commander, orderly and fighter. The Ural warriors-athletes were trained according to special programs, performed the most difficult secret tasks, and many gave their lives for their homeland. Therefore, in 1996, a monument was erected in honor of these brave people.
Modern Art
New trends affected the whole world, including monuments in Yekaterinburg. For example, on Gorky Street there is a monument to the keyboard that was not officially recognized as a landmark . The location on the city embankment has led to the fact that this site is the place of constant photo shoots of both tourists and ordinary citizens. The keys are made of concrete, and occupy a length of 16 meters and a width of 4. The designations are fully consistent with the real ones. The monument was opened in 2005 according to the project of Anatoly Vyatkin.
The sculptor Sergey Belyaev decided to diversify the monuments in Yekaterinburg with the first sculpture in the world dedicated to a bank plastic card. The card itself is quite symbolic, it has a reference to his ideological parent, science fiction writer Edward Bellam - for the first time in his works he described the likeness of a modern card. You can see the monument on Malysheva street.
Monuments dedicated to celebrities
Michael Jackson received material embodiment in various parts of the world, Yekaterinburg was no exception. On Weiner Street, a 3-meter-high sculpture adorns the square in front of the shopping center. The townspeople-fans became the organizers of the installation of this monument, which conveys the essence of the artist: the moonwalk, the shifted hat, the right hand seems to appeal to the audience.
Yekaterinburg residents, who love the work of The Beatles, also excelled. On Maxim Gorky Street in 2009, a cast-iron silhouette of the band’s members mounted in a brick wall appeared. The opening was even attended by a group founded by John Lennon - The Quarrymen.
Very difficult and painstaking craftsmanship is the manufacture of monuments. Yekaterinburg boasts truly sincere and touching obelisks, pedestals and memorials. All this is the merit of the most talented sculptors who work on cultural projects not only in Yekaterinburg, but throughout the country. Thanks to their work, memory is paid to those who are no longer with us.