Памятник водопроводчику, Bronze plumber monument in Sverdlovsky City District, Russia.
The monument depicts a worker emerging from a manhole and is built from recycled cast iron pipes with protective coating. The figure stands upright, captured mid-task during an everyday job.
The monument was inaugurated on September 2, 2006, and honors workers who maintain the city water networks. It recognizes the efforts of people who sustain the city infrastructure.
The monument represents Vyacheslav Porunin, a local maintenance supervisor who served the municipal water networks for 16 years.
The monument sits in a residential area and is reachable on foot if you are nearby. Check directions before heading there, as distances from different parts of the city vary.
There is a local custom of touching the figure's nose to bring good luck with home repairs. This habit is known among residents and often practiced.
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