Monument to Chocolate
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Памятник шоколаду | |
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| 55°55′05″N 39°10′31″E / 55.91806°N 39.17528°E | |
| Location | Pokrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia |
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| Designer | Ilya Shanin |
| Material | Bronze |
| Height | 3 metres (9.8 ft) |
| Opening date | 1 July 2009 |
The Monument to Chocolate, commonly known as the Chocolate Fairy (Russian: Шоколадная фея), is a monument in the town of Pokrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It was designed by sculptor Ilya Shanin.
The bronze statue is 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall. It depicts a fairy, shaped like a chocolate bar, holding a bar in their hand. The monument was unveiled on 1 July 2009, not far from the Pokrov Museum of Chocolate.[1]
The monument was given to the town by Kraft Foods to mark the 15th anniversary of the company's operation in Russia.[1]
Twenty sculptors from the cities of Vladimir and Saint Petersburg participated in the competition to design the monument.[2]