Alabay Statue () 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), depicts a Alabay dog. The statue was created by Turkmen artist Sargart Babaev with the President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow'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, in a vast area between Taslama and Tehran streets.
History.
The idea to erect a monument appeared in 2017, with several designs presented in October.
Construction began in 2019 and completed in autumn 2020.
The official opening of the statue took place in November 2020.
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