Russalka Memorial
The Russalka Memorial is a bronze monument sculpted by Amandus Adamson, erected on 7 September 1902 in Kadriorg, Tallinn, to mark the ninth anniversary of the sinking of the Russian warship Rusalka, or "Mermaid", which sank en route to Finland in 1893.
The monument depicts an angel holding an Orthodox cross towards the assumed direction of the shipwreck. The model for the angel was the sculptor's housekeeper Juliana Rootsi, whose grandson is the politician Tiit Made.[1]
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Postage stamp series [edit]
In 2005, the Estonian Post published a postage stamp series for the 150th anniversary of the sculptor, with the Russalka Memorial depicted on the cover.
Gallery [edit]
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Russalka Memorial against the sky.
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Sailors of the Battleship Russalka.
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View from Kadriorg Park.
References [edit]
- ^ Soomuslaev sai mälestusmärgi üheksa aastat pärast hukku // Postimees, 20.07.2005
External links [edit]
Media related to Rusalka Memorial at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Coordinates: 59°26′36.19″N 24°47′38.30″E / 59.4433861°N 24.7939722°E
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