MILES AXLE Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
The restoration of the monument to Yuri Gagarin on Leninsky Prospekt has been completed in the capital. Sergei Sobyanin reported this in his telegram channel.
This monument is the world’s first large-scale monument made of titanium. Its height is 42.5 meters.
“It is located on the square of the same name and is its dominant feature. The installation site was not chosen by chance – it was along Leninsky Prospekt that Yuri Gagarin made his historic flight on April 14, 1961, heading from Vnukovo Airport to the Kremlin,” the Moscow Mayor wrote.
Source: Sergei Sobyanin’s Telegram channel @mos_sobyanin
Over the years, numerous damages appeared on the monument. Specialists put the monument in order. They removed dirt and paint stains from the stylobate, replaced the destroyed facing blocks and slabs, and treated the stones with wax. The monument itself was also cleaned of dirt, corrosion, and all the titanium plates were washed. The work was carried out not only on the outside, but also on the inside – in a space with a diameter of one meter.
At the final stage, a restored model of the Vostok spacecraft’s descent module was installed on the stylobate.
“Now the transformed monument to the cosmonaut who opened the way to the stars for humanity will once again delight Muscovites and guests of the city with its beauty and grandeur,” noted Sergei Sobyanin.
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