Ukraine, Kyiv, Monumental Sculpture of "Motherland"
The author of the monument is Ukrainian sculptor Vasyl Boroday.
The grand opening of the structure took place on May 9, 1981.
- The total height of the monument with a pedestal is 102 m.
- The height of the sculpture "Motherland" (from the pedestal to the tip of the sword) is 62 m.
- In one hand, the statue holds a 16-meter sword weighing 9 tons, and in the other - a shield measuring 13x8 m with a trident.
- The entire structure is welded and weighs 450 tons.
- The frame itself begins at a depth of 17.8 m (from the entrance to the museum), it is to this depth that a concrete well with a diameter of 34 m goes.
- There is an observation deck on the shield of "Motherland".
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Taken on Saturday June 6, 2026
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Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026
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Jean-Paul said:
so you were there un june 2026, do you have a relationship to the Ukraine?
Alexander Prolygin replied to Jean-Paul:
I never photograph destruction or other horrors of war. I try to capture only surviving objects, untouched by the war.
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