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Шаблон:Expand language Шаблон:Infobox artwork Alabay Statue (Шаблон:Lang-tk) is a gilded statue that stands on Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The 49 feet (15 m) tall gilded statue (the statue itself is 29 feet, the pedestal is 20 feet),[1] depicts a Alabay dog. The statue was created by Turkmen artist Sargart Babaev[2] with the President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow's initiative in 2020.[3]

Appearance

The height of the dog's figure is 6 meters, it is installed on a pedestal 9 meters high. The 15-meter monument is located on an area with a diameter of 36 meters.[4]

It is installed at a roundabout along Magtymguly Avenue, in a vast area between Taslama and Tehran streets.[5]

History

The idea to erect a monument appeared in 2017, several designs of the monument were presented in October.[6]

Construction began in 2019 and completed in autumn 2020.[7][8]

The official opening of the monument "Alabay Statue" took place in November 2020 near the residential complex.[9][10]

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