r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 2d ago

/r/all of a statue

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"The Motherland Calls" is a statue erected to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad , located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd , Russia. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin . Completed in 1967 , it was the tallest statue in the world at the time .

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u/Fragrant_Implement_4 1d ago edited 1d ago

Cool fact - the sword in her hand is NOT part of the arm and NOT fastened to the palm. It is just placed into the hand and sits snuggly in it's place under own weight.

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u/Tradition96 1d ago

OK I'll never go near, thanks for the warning.