A Forgotten Monument (7 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       28 Oct 2010       11082

This is an abandoned monument in Bulgaria. It was one of the most celebrated monuments dedicated to communism. However, at the end of the communist era in Bulgaria it was abandoned. 

 

A Forgotten Monument (7 pics)
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Restoring and Moving the ‘Worker and Kolkhoz Woman’ Sculpture (63 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       1 Dec 2009       12004
Worker and Kolkhoz Woman is a 24.5 meter (78 feet) high sculpture made from stainless steel by Vera Mukhina for the 1937 World's Fair in Paris, and subsequently moved to Moscow. The worker holds aloft a hammer and the kolkhoz woman a sickle to form the hammer and sickle symbol.
The sculpture was removed for restoration in the autumn of 2003 in preparations for Expo 2010. The restored statue uses a new pavilion as its pedestal, increasing its total height from 34.5 meters to 60 meters.
It was reinstalled in Moscow few days ago.
Take a look at this compilation of pictures, it’s interesting to see.

Restoring and Moving the ‘Worker and Kolkhoz Woman’ Sculpture (63 pics)
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