Monument to Yuri Gagarin, Space monument in Sochi, Russia
The monument to Yuri Gagarin is a marble sculpture in Sochi featuring a bust of the Soviet cosmonaut mounted on a pedestal. The structure sits along a central street in the city where pedestrians regularly pass by.
The marble bust by sculptor N. S. Baganov was installed on 12 April 1975, facing the cinema and art centre Rodina. It later stood on the opposite side of Gagarina Street, near the Himalayan cedar the cosmonaut planted himself on 15 May 1961.
Gagarin rested and recovered his health in Sochi after his 1961 flight, and the street and nearby square bear his name. The marble bust by sculptor N. S. Baganov was installed on 12 April 1975, Cosmonautics Day, opposite the Rodina cinema and art centre. Flowers are often laid at its foot.
The monument is located at a central spot in Sochi, making it easy to reach on foot. Visitors can stop by at any time since it sits in a public area that is accessible both during the day and in the evening.
The monument stands beside a Himalayan cedar that Gagarin planted himself on 15 May 1961, during the rest cure he took in Sochi after his flight. The bust was moved to this side of Gagarin Street between 198? and 2007, and again from the 2000s, placing it next to the tree.
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