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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)
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), depicts a Alabay dog. The statue was created by Turkmen artist Sargart Babaev with the President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow'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, with several designs presented in October.

Construction began in 2019 and completed in autumn 2020.

The official opening of the statue took place in November 2020.

References

  1. ^ "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.

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