The monument to the pilot Mikhail Vodopyanov was erected in Moscow on the Khodynsky field , in the territory of the former Central Autodrome named after M.V. Frunze . The author of the monument is sculptor Alexander Golovachev . The monument belongs to the category of “urban sculpture” [1] .
| Monument | |
| Monument to Mikhail Vodopyanov | |
|---|---|
 General view of the monument | |
| A country |  Russia |
| City | Moscow , Khodynskoe field |
| Sculptor | Alexander Golovachev |
| Established | |
| Build Date | year 2013 |
| Height | |
| Material | bronze , granite |
16.3 million rubles were allocated for the installation of the monument from the city budget [2] . It was opened on Khodynsky Boulevard on August 17, 2013 [3] . The ceremony was attended by Hero of the Soviet Union pilot Nikolai Timofeevich Antoshkin . It is assumed that this monument will be the first on the future alley of hero pilots in the Khodynsky field [4] .
The total height of the monument is 4.8 m, weight - 2 tons [2] . A bronze sculpture 3.3 m high is mounted on a pedestal 1.5 m high [5] . Vodopyanov is depicted in flight uniform, with a card in his left hand. The monument stands in the center of a circular three-stage platform, paved with granite slabs.
The monument recalls that pilot Mikhail Vodopyanov was the first in the world to land on ice at the North Pole . The pedestal is made in the form of a block of ice. On the map in the pilot’s left hand is the route of his flight to the North Pole. The round base, in the center of which a monument is installed, symbolizes the globe and the North Pole [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Bulletin of the Mayor and the Government of Moscow No. 65 November 2011 (2189)
- ↑ 1 2 Monument to the pilot Vodopyanov will appear on the Khodynsky field in 2013 - Moscow 24, 11/22/2012
- ↑ In Moscow, a monument was opened to the legendary polar explorer Vodopyanov // "News. Moscow". August 17, 2013
- ↑ Opening of the monument to the legendary pilot Vodopyanov // mreporter.ru
- ↑ 1 2 On Saturday, a monument to the pilot Vodopyanov will be unveiled on Khodynka Field - Moscow, 08/24/2013
Literature
- Monuments of monumental art in Moscow: reference. ed. / Department of Cultural Heritage of Moscow. - M.: Milk Agency LLC, 2016. - 404 p.: P. 264. ISBN 978-5-9907078-1-8 .