Korolev and Gagarin Monument
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Russian: Памятник Королёву и Гагарину | |
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| Location | str.Chehova,22 Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia |
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| Coordinates | 47°12′19″N 38°56′21″E / 47.20522°N 38.93925°E |
| Designer | O.K. Komov |
| Material | bronze |
| Beginning date | 1975 |
| Completion date | 1975 |
| Opening date | 2002 |
| Dedicated to | Korolev and Gagarin |
Korolev and Gagarin Monument (Russian: Памятник Королёву и Гагарину) is a bronze sculpture of Yuri Gagarin and Sergei Korolev by the sculptor O. Komov. It was installed in Taganrog on Chekhov Street in front of the building "A" of the Engineering and Technology Academy of the Southern Federal University.
The monument is modeled after a historic 1961 photograph, but the monument subtly deviates from the original image. In the photo, Korolev and Gagarin are smiling, looking at each other, and are engaged in a lively conversation. On the monument their faces are somber; they look away from each other.[1] Gagarin is mythologized. In real life he was shorter than Korolev, as the first cosmonauts had to be small to fit into a tiny spacecraft. On the monument, Gagarin’s height rivals Korolev’s, adding gravitas and significance to his figure.[1]