''Alabay Statue'' ( tk, Alabaý heýkeli) is a

gilded Gilding is a decorative technique for applying a very thin coating of gold over solid surfaces such as metal (most common), wood, porcelain, or stone. A gilded object is also described as "gilt". Where metal is gilded, the metal below was trad ...

statue A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals are carved or cast in a durable material such as wood, metal or stone. Typical statues are life-sized or close to life-size; a sculpture t ...

that stands on

Ashgabat Ashgabat or Asgabat ( tk, Aşgabat, ; fa, عشق‌آباد, translit='Ešqābād, formerly named Poltoratsk ( rus, Полтора́цк, p=pəltɐˈratsk) between 1919 and 1927), is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies ...

, Turkmenistan. The 49 feet (15 m) tall gilded statue (the statue itself is 29 feet, the pedestal is 20 feet), depicts a Alabay dog. The statue was created by Turkmen artist Sargart Babaev with the President

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (born 29 June 1957), also known as Arkadag (Cyrillic: Аркадаг, "protector"), is a Turkmen politician who served as the second president of Turkmenistan from 2006 to 2022. A dentist by profess ...

's initiative in 2020.

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. It is installed at a roundabout along

Magtymguly Avenue Magtymguly Avenue ( tk, Magtymguly şaýoly, russian: Проспект Махтумкули), transliterated from Russian as Makhtumkuli, is an avenue in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is considered to be the longest and most prominent avenue in the c ...

, in a vast area between Taslama and Tehran streets.

History

The idea to erect a monument appeared in 2017, several designs of the monument were presented in October. Construction began in 2019 and completed in autumn 2020. The official opening of the monument "Alabay Statue" took place in November 2020 near the residential complex.

References

External links

Berdimuhamedov's poem dedicated to Alabay
Buildings and structures in Ashgabat 2020 sculptures Asian sculpture Colossal statues Sculptures of dogs {{Turkmenistan-struct-stub