The best monuments in Yekaterinburg: photo and description

Arriving in any city on an excursion, tourists must visit famous monuments. This is due not only to the fact that such places are beautiful and unusual, but also because through the sculptures you can trace the history of the city, learn about the features of industry, culture and customs. Ekaterinburg is a city with a rich history, well, and various monuments and pedestals in it are this confirmation. What are the most interesting and famous monuments in Yekaterinburg?

Monuments to political and military figures

The lion's share of the monuments are traditionally in the cities occupied by monuments to famous people who left a trace in the history of Russia and changed the course of events in the country.

So, the monument to Zhukov in Yekaterinburg, located on Lenin Avenue, 71, was designed in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War by sculptor Konstantin Grunberg. The location of the monument was chosen not casually - behind it is the headquarters of the Volga-Ural military district, in which Georgii Konstantinovich was commanding. Townspeople and tourists invariably bring flowers to the sculpture.

An interesting place is a monument to Yeltsin in Yekaterinburg on Boris Yeltsin Street. Not only because it is a 10-meter obelisk with a carved inner relief of the first president, but also because since 2011 (the date of the opening of the architectural structure in honor of Boris Nikolaevich's 80th birthday) the memorial has been desecrated by the vandals several times - From party citizens, and simply from residents.

Monuments to the heroes of the cinema

The TV series "Happy Together" inspired the sculptor Victor Mosiilev to create a monument to Gen Bukin. The location of the monument (on Vainer Street, 48) is not accidental: in the store opposite Gene, according to the plot, works as a shoe seller. The height of the monument is 2.2 meters, and the weight reaches almost half a ton. The opening of the monument was in 2011, which was attended by an actor who played the role of Bukin - Victor Loginov.

On the street Belinsky a monument to famous book characters and movie heroes - Ostap Bender and Kise Vorobyaninov. The figures look at each other, while there is an apple in Ostap's hand, and Kise's pince-nez and hat. This ensemble is very popular among the guests of the city.

Unusual objects

Monuments in Yekaterinburg are not only architectural and historical, but they also make people think about their shortcomings and peculiarities.

So, on Studencheskaya street there is a monument to curiosity. The author of the sculpture is Victor Davydov, he is also a pioneer in Russia in working in the manufacture of sculptures in this style. The pedestal consists of a door with a little eye height of more than 3 meters and figures of a man and a woman looking into the hole from different sides.

The art designers decided to make the Malyshev Street a place for negotiations, and a monument to it in the form of a high kitchen grater became a hint of it. To "rubbing" the questions there are benches and lanterns nearby, so the flow of those who wish does not stop even at a later time.

Historical monuments in Yekaterinburg

Photo of the monument "Black Tulip" even through the monitor causes an overwhelming grief and pity for all those who died and suffered during the conflict in Afghanistan. The name of the monument was not accidental, it was the so-called soldiers who carried the bodies of the dead. The sculptural complex is designed in such a way that it resembles an airplane with a passenger sitting inside. Over time, the stelae were added to the monument with the names of deceased Ural soldiers in the war in Afghanistan.

Those wishing to honor the memory of the deceased can get on public transport to the stop "Shartashskaya street" and from there go to the street Mamina-Sibiryaka.

Many cultural monuments in Yekaterinburg are dedicated to the events of the Great Patriotic War, one of which is a monument dedicated to the soldiers-athletes of the Urals, participants in the battles. There is a sculpture on Bolshakov Street, 90. It consists of three figures carved into a single monolith symbolizing the commander, the orderly and the soldier. The Ural warriors-athletes were trained by special programs, performed the most difficult secret tasks, and many gave their lives for their Motherland. Therefore, in 1996, a monument was erected in honor of these brave people.

Modern Art

New trends affected the whole world, including monuments in Yekaterinburg. For example, on Gorky Street there is officially not recognized as a landmark monument to the keyboard. The location on the city embankment has led to the fact that this site is a place for permanent photoshoots of both tourists and ordinary citizens. The keys are made of concrete, and occupy a length of 16 meters, and a width of 4. The designations fully correspond to the real ones. The monument was opened in 2005 on the project of Anatoly Vyatkin.

Sculptor Sergei Belyaev decided to diversify monuments in Yekaterinburg, the world's first sculpture dedicated to the bank plastic card. The map itself is quite symbolic, it has a reference to its ideological parent, the science fiction writer Edward Bellam - he described for the first time in his writings the semblance of a modern card. You can see the monument on Malyshev Street.

Monuments dedicated to celebrities

Michael Jackson was materially embodied in various parts of the world, Ekaterinburg was no exception. On Weiner Street, a sculpture 3 meters high adorns the square in front of the shopping center. The city-fans became organizers of the installation of this monument, which conveys the whole essence of the artist: the moon walk, the shifted hat, the right hand as if appeals to the audience.

Distinguished and Yekaterinburg, loving the work of the band The Beatles. On the street Maxim Gorky in 2009 appeared built in a brick wall cast-iron silhouette of the participants of the group. In the opening, even participated in the group, which was founded by John Lennon - The Quarrymen.

A very complex and painstaking skill is the making of monuments. Ekaterinburg can boast truly spiritual and touching obelisks, pedestals and memorials. All this is the merit of the most talented sculptors who work on cultural projects not only in Yekaterinburg, but all over the country. Thanks to their work, memory is given to those who are no longer with us.