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'''''Mother Motherland''''' ({{lang-uk|Мати-Батьківщина}}) is a monumental statue of the "[[Mother Motherland]]" in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]]. The sculpture is a part of [[Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev]]. Built by [[Yevgeny Vuchetich]], the titanium<ref>Nynka, Andrew. [http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/livewire/archived/the_statues_of_kiev/ The Statues of Kiev].</ref> statue stands 62 meters tall upon the museum building with the overall structure measuring 102 m and weighing 530 tons. The sword in the statue's right hand is 16 m long weighing 9 tons, with the left hand holding up a 13 m by 8 m shield with the Coat of arms of the [[Soviet Union]]. The Memorial hall of the Museum displays marble plaques with carved names of more than 11,600 soldiers and over 200 workers of the home-front honored during the war with the title of the [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] and the Hero of Socialist Labor. On the hill beneath the museum, traditional flower shows are held. |
'''''Mother Motherland''''' ({{lang-uk|Мати-Батьківщина}}) is a monumental statue of the "[[Mother Motherland]]" in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]]. The sculpture is a part of [[Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev]]. Built by [[Yevgeny Vuchetich]], the [[titanium]]<ref>Nynka, Andrew. [http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/livewire/archived/the_statues_of_kiev/ The Statues of Kiev].</ref> statue stands 62 meters tall upon the museum building with the overall structure measuring 102 m and weighing 530 tons. The sword in the statue's right hand is 16 m long weighing 9 tons, with the left hand holding up a 13 m by 8 m shield with the Coat of arms of the [[Soviet Union]]. The Memorial hall of the Museum displays marble plaques with carved names of more than 11,600 soldiers and over 200 workers of the home-front honored during the war with the title of the [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] and the Hero of Socialist Labor. On the hill beneath the museum, traditional flower shows are held. |
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| Location | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°25′35″N 30°33′47″E / 50.426521°N 30.563187°E |
| Established | 1981 |
Mother Motherland (Ukrainian: Мати-Батьківщина) is a monumental statue of the "Mother Motherland" in Kiev, Ukraine. The sculpture is a part of Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev. Built by Yevgeny Vuchetich, the titanium[1] statue stands 62 meters tall upon the museum building with the overall structure measuring 102 m and weighing 530 tons. The sword in the statue's right hand is 16 m long weighing 9 tons, with the left hand holding up a 13 m by 8 m shield with the Coat of arms of the Soviet Union. The Memorial hall of the Museum displays marble plaques with carved names of more than 11,600 soldiers and over 200 workers of the home-front honored during the war with the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union and the Hero of Socialist Labor. On the hill beneath the museum, traditional flower shows are held.
References
- ^ Nynka, Andrew. The Statues of Kiev.
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