Monument to Yuri Gagarin
Monument to Yuri Gagarin, Space exploration monument in Gagarinsky District, Moscow, Russia.
The 42.5-meter titanium monument depicts Yuri Gagarin with extended arms, representing the first human journey into space during the Cold War era.
The memorial structure, inaugurated on July 4, 1980, commemorates Yuri Gagarin's groundbreaking orbital flight aboard Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961.
The monument includes a bronze plaque detailing Gagarin's life events and stands along Leninsky Prospekt, where he traveled from Vnukovo Airport after his space mission.
The memorial structure requires regular maintenance by metal specialists despite titanium's corrosion-resistant properties and consists of 238 cast segments joined with bolts.
This monument represents the first large-scale titanium casting worldwide, with the most complex component being the casting of the cosmonaut's facial features.
Location: Gagarinsky District
Inception: July 4, 1980
Creator: Pavel Bondarenko
Height: 30 m
Made from material: titanium
GPS coordinates: 55.70830,37.58250
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:41
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