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Landmark Nizhny Novgorod, a kind of symbol of the city - pilot Valery Chkalov monument, towering high on the banks of the Volga Minin and Pozharsky near St. George Tower Kremlin. Magnificent views of the trans-Volga Volga and open meadows from the observation deck of the monument.
At this point the sculptor Isaac Mendelevich friend Valery Chkalov, intended to erect a monument to Maxim Gorky.
But the tragic death of Chkalov changed the plans of the sculptor, and in 1940 this place was erected a monument to Valery. The monument was created by sculptor Mendeleevich joint labor and architects Ivan Taranov and Victor Andreev. The sculpture depicts Chkalov, wear gloves. Statue cast in bronze at the Leningrad plant "Monumentskulptura." Cylindrical pedestal set on three granite steps. Contour geographical map of the Northern Hemisphere was applied to the polished surface of the cylinder and noted two historic trails flights Chkalov crew under the command of the ANT-25. One of them "Moscow - Udd Island" and "Moscow - North Pole - Vancouver."
Moscow with a red ruby star, she is the starting point flights. The actual path is indicated in phantom made of nickel-plated plates.
Overlaid letters made of bronze pedestal beneath the inscription: "1904 -1938. Stalin's Falcons. Great pilot Valery Chkalov our time. "As time passes, the cult of Stalin was exposed and removed from the inscription of the word "Stalin's Falcons." The monument was opened December 15, 1940.
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