Alabay Statue
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| Alabay Statue | |
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| Turkmen: Alabaý heýkeli | |
 Alabay statue | |
| Artist | Sargart Babaev |
| Year | 2020 |
| Medium | Gilding |
| Movement | Realism |
| Subject | Alabay dog |
| Dimensions | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Location | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
Alabay Statue (Turkmen: Alabaý heýkeli) is a gilded statue of an Alabay dog in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[1] The 6 m (20 ft) tall statue stands on a 9 m (30 ft) pedestal at a roundabout of diameter 36 m (118 ft) along the Magtymguly Avenue between the Taslama and Tehran streets.[2][3]
The statue was created by Turkemn artist Sargart Babaev on the orders of president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.[4][5] The idea to erect the monument was conceived in 2017, with several designs presented in October.[6] The construction began in 2019 and was completed in autumn of 2020.[7][8] It was officially opened in November 2020.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Бердымухамедов открыл монумент «Туркменский алабай» | Политика" (in Russian). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Туркманистонда Олабай итига олтин ёдгорлик ўрнатилди". Kun (in Turkmen). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Памятник «Туркменскому алабаю» открыли в Ашхабаде по инициативе Бердымухамедова". МИР 24 (in Russian). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Turkmenistan's president gets his golden dog". Eurasianet. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Президент Туркменистана открыл в Ашхабаде золотой памятник алабаю". RBK (in Russian). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "В Туркменистане будет установлен монумент алабаю | Культура" (in Russian). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Президент Туркменистана побывал на крупных новостройках Ашхабада | Политика" (in Russian). 6 November 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "В Ашхабаде появится скульптура туркменского алабая | Общество" (in Russian). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Sputnik (12 November 2020). "Золотой памятник алабаю открыли в Ашхабаде". Forbes (in Russian). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "В Туркменистане появился золотой памятник алабаю". KP (in Russian). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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