''Alabay Statue'' ( tk, Alabaý heýkeli) is a
gilded
Gilding is a decorative technique for applying a very thin coating of gold over solid surfaces such as metal (most common), wood, porcelain, or stone. A gilded object is also described as "gilt". Where metal is gilded, the metal below was tradi ...
statue
A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals are carved or cast in a durable material such as wood, metal or stone. Typical statues are life-sized or close to life-size; a sculpture t ...
that stands on
Ashgabat
Ashgabat or Asgabat ( tk, Aşgabat, ; fa, عشقآباد, translit='Ešqābād, formerly named Poltoratsk ( rus, Полтора́цк, p=pəltɐˈratsk) between 1919 and 1927), is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies ...
, Turkmenistan. The 49 feet (15 m) tall gilded statue (the statue itself is 29 feet, the pedestal is 20 feet),
depicts a
Alabay dog. The statue was created by Turkmen artist
Sargart Babaev with the President
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (born 29 June 1957), also known as Arkadag (Cyrillic: Аркадаг, "protector"), is a Turkmen politician who served as the second president of Turkmenistan from 2006 to 2022.
A dentist by profes ...
's initiative in 2020.
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.
It is installed at a roundabout along
Magtymguly Avenue, in a vast area between Taslama and Tehran streets.
History
The idea to erect a monument appeared in 2017, several designs of the monument were presented in October.
Construction began in 2019 and completed in autumn 2020.
The official opening of the monument "Alabay Statue" took place in November 2020 near the residential complex.
References
External links
Berdimuhamedov's poem dedicated to Alabay
Buildings and structures in Ashgabat
2020 sculptures
Asian sculpture
Colossal statues
Sculptures of dogs
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