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Yuri Gagarin Monument

A 1979 bronze of Yuri Gagarin standing on a globe in front of a 28-metre stele shaped like a rocket trail, on Gagarin street in Chilanzar.

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About the place

The monument to the first man in space is by sculptor Grigory Postnikov, known for his space-themed work, and architect Sabir Adylov. It was unveiled in 1979 in Gagarin Park on the Ankhor canal, with the cosmonauts Georgy Beregovoy and Vladimir Dzhanibekov present, and in 1995 it was moved to Chilanzar, to the street named after Gagarin.

The bronze figure wears a spacesuit without a helmet and stands on top of a globe, holding up a model of the first Sputnik. Behind him rises a 28-metre stele shaped like the vapour trail of a rocket, and his name is set in metal letters on the pink granite base.

Why go

  • Bronze Gagarin holding a model of Sputnik
  • A 28-metre stele shaped like a rocket trail
  • A landmark of Soviet-era Tashkent sculpture

Sources (4)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.ru.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.uz.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.openstreetmap.org

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