Monument to the Founders of Kharkiv (Kharkiv)
Ukraine /
Kharkivska /
Kharkiv
World
/ Ukraine
/ Kharkivska
/ Kharkiv
, 3 km from center (Харків)
World / Ukraine / Kharkiv
monument, donated / gifted object, 2004_construction, equestrian statue
A monument to the mythical founder of Kharkiv - Cossack Kharko - was opened 23 August 2004 as a gift from Moscow city to Kharkiv city in honor of its 350th anniversary (1654-2004).
Sculptor - Zurab Tsereteli.
Height of the pedestal (red granite) - 8.5 m, height of the equestrian statue (bronze) - about 4 m, weight - more than 700 tons.
Sculptor - Zurab Tsereteli.
Height of the pedestal (red granite) - 8.5 m, height of the equestrian statue (bronze) - about 4 m, weight - more than 700 tons.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°0'29"N 36°13'42"E
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- Yakovlev Yak-40 71 km
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- Zaderzhpromia 0.4 km
- Maidan Svobody ('Freedom Square') 0.4 km
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- Klinmistechko ('Clinical Town') 0.5 km
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- Shevchenko City Garden 0.8 km
- Nahirnyi Raion 0.8 km
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- Shevchenkivskyi district 3.3 km
- Kyivskyi district 6.9 km