Väinämöinen (Vyborg)

Russia / Leningrad / Vyborg
 statue, monument

Statue of Väinämöinen, central character in the Finnish folklore and the main character in the national epic Kalevala.
2006 Konstantin Bobkov´s copy of the original work (1873) by finnish sculptor Johannes Takanen (1849—1885).
The statue reminds Takanen original work, but it is not a direct copy. The material is granite concrete.
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Coordinates:   60°44'12"N   28°43'14"E
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