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Alabay Statue | |
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Turkmen: Alabaý heýkeli | |
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Artist | Sargart Babaev |
Year | 2020 |
Medium | Gilding |
Movement | Realism |
Subject | Alabay |
Dimensions | 15 m × 35 m (49 ft × 115 ft) [1] |
Location | Ashgabat, 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]
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]
The idea to erect a monument appeared in 2017, several designs of the monument were presented in October. [6]
Construction began in 2019 and completed in autumn 2020. [7] [8]
The official opening of the monument "Alabay Statue" took place in November 2020 near the residential complex. [9] [10]
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Alabay Statue | |
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Turkmen: Alabaý heýkeli | |
![]() Height comparison of Alabay statue (second from right) with the height of other notable statues | |
Artist | Sargart Babaev |
Year | 2020 |
Medium | Gilding |
Movement | Realism |
Subject | Alabay |
Dimensions | 15 m × 35 m (49 ft × 115 ft) [1] |
Location | Ashgabat, 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]
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]
The idea to erect a monument appeared in 2017, several designs of the monument were presented in October. [6]
Construction began in 2019 and completed in autumn 2020. [7] [8]
The official opening of the monument "Alabay Statue" took place in November 2020 near the residential complex. [9] [10]