Alabay Statue

Alabay Statue (Turkmen: Alabaý heýkeli) is a gilded statue that stands on Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The 49 feet (15 m) tall gilded statue (the statue itself is 29 feet, the pedestal is 20 feet),[1] depicts a Alabay dog. The statue was created by Turkmen artist Sargart Babaev[2] with the President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow's initiative in 2020.[3]

Alabay Statue
Turkmen: Alabaý heýkeli
Height comparison of Alabay statue (second from right) with the height of other notable statues
ArtistSargart Babaev
Year2020 (2020)
MediumGilding
MovementRealism
SubjectAlabay
Dimensions15 m × 35 m (49 ft × 115 ft)[1]
LocationAshgabat, Turkmenistan

Appearance

The height of the dog's figure is 6 meters, it is installed on a pedestal 9 meters high. The 15-meter monument is located on an area with a diameter of 36 meters.[4]

It is installed at a roundabout along Magtymguly Avenue , in a vast area between Taslama and Tehran streets.[5]

History

The idea to erect a monument appeared in 2017, several designs of the monument were presented in October.[6]

Construction began in 2019 and completed in autumn 2020.[7][8]

References
  1. "Туркманистонда Олабай итига олтин ёдгорлик ўрнатилди". Kun. November 12, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. "Turkmenistan's president gets his golden dog". Eurasianet. November 11, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. "Президент Туркменистана открыл в Ашхабаде золотой памятник алабаю". RBK. November 12, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  4. https://turkmenportal.com/blog/31968/berdymuhamedov-otkryl-monument-turkmenskii-alabai
  5. https://mir24.tv/news/16434587/pamyatnik-turkmenskomu-alabayu-otkryli-v-ashhabade-po-iniciative-berdymuhamedova
  6. https://turkmenportal.com/blog/12361/v-turkmenistane-budet-ustanovlen-monument-alabayu
  7. https://turkmenportal.com/blog/22878/prezident-turkmenistana-pobyval-na-krupnyh-novostroikah-ashhabada
  8. https://turkmenportal.com/blog/31484/v-ashhabade-poyavitsya-skulptura-turkmenskogo-alabaya


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