Monument to Andrey Tekutyev, Bronze monument in central Tyumen, Russia.
The Monument to Andrey Tekutyev is a bronze statue of a seated man in a long buttoned coat with a high collar and a medal at his chest, resting on a polished reddish-brown stone pedestal. The pedestal bears the raised Cyrillic inscription "Текутьеву". The monument stands on Tekutyevsky Boulevard, surrounded by trees and a green metal fence.
Andrey Tekutyev (1839–1916), one of the three richest men of Tobolsk Governorate, was named an honorary citizen of Tyumen in 1906 for his philanthropy. A 2007 competition to create a monument was won by the Yekaterinburg Art Foundation; sculptor Andrey Antonov and architect Dmitry Belik designed it. The bronze statue, about 2 m tall and 2 tonnes, was unveiled on Tekutyevsky Boulevard on 12 August 2008, before Tyumen Oblast Day, and consecrated by clergy of the Tobolsk-Tyumen eparchy.
The monument's plaque reads simply "Текутьев", and the boulevard and square around it carry his name. At the 2008 unveiling, newlyweds Alexander and Maria Grigoriev were the first to lay flowers, followed by city and regional officials and then ordinary residents.
The monument stands in the middle of Tekutyevsky Boulevard, on a tiled platform flanked by two lamp posts styled after the 19th century. The bronze figure is about 2 m tall and weighs around 2 t, so it is easy to spot from either end of the boulevard. The pedestal plaque with the inscription "Текутьеву" faces the walkway.
The monument weighs about two tonnes and stands roughly two metres tall. At its opening on 12 August 2008, the first flowers were laid by newlyweds Alexander and Maria Grigoryev, followed by city and regional officials and then ordinary residents.
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