Alabay Statue

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Alabay Statue
Turkmen: Alabaý heýkeli
Height comparison of Alabay statue (second from right) with the height of other notable statues
ArtistSargart Babaev
Year2020 (2020)
MediumGilding
MovementRealism
SubjectAlabay
Dimensions15 m × 35 m (49 ft × 115 ft)[1]
LocationAshgabat, Turkmenistan

Alabay Statue (Turkmen: Alabaý heýkeli) is a gilded statue that stands on Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The 49 feet (15 m) tall gilded statue (the statue itself is 29 feet, the pedestal is 20 feet),[1] depicts a Alabay dog. The statue was created by Turkmen artist Sargart Babaev[2] with the President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow's initiative in 2020.[3]

Appearance

The height of the dog's figure is 6 meters, it is installed on a pedestal 9 meters high. The 15-meter monument is located on an area with a diameter of 36 meters.[4]

It is installed at a roundabout along Magtymguly Avenue, in a vast area between Taslama and Tehran streets.[5]

History

The idea to erect a monument appeared in 2017, with several designs presented in October.[6]

Construction began in 2019 and completed in autumn 2020.[7][8]

The official opening of the statue took place in November 2020.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Туркманистонда Олабай итига олтин ёдгорлик ўрнатилди". Kun (in Turkmen). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Turkmenistan's president gets his golden dog". Eurasianet. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Президент Туркменистана открыл в Ашхабаде золотой памятник алабаю". RBK (in Russian). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Бердымухамедов открыл монумент «Туркменский алабай» | Политика" (in Russian). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Памятник «Туркменскому алабаю» открыли в Ашхабаде по инициативе Бердымухамедова" (in Russian). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ^ "В Туркменистане будет установлен монумент алабаю | Культура" (in Russian). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Президент Туркменистана побывал на крупных новостройках Ашхабада | Политика" (in Russian). 6 November 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ^ "В Ашхабаде появится скульптура туркменского алабая | Общество" (in Russian). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Золотой памятник алабаю открыли в Ашхабаде". Forbes (in Russian). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  10. ^ "В Туркменистане появился золотой памятник алабаю". KP (in Russian). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  • Berdimuhamedov's poem dedicated to Alabay


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