Monument to the Kazakh poet on clean ponds. Abay Kunanbaev
Monument to Chokan Valikhanov, Kazakh educator, folklorist, ethnographer, researcher of the culture and history of the peoples of Kazakhstan, Central Asia, East Turkestan was built in 1969 on the street named after Valikhanov.
Valikhanov’s sculpture is made of bronze and created according to the model of the sculptor Naurzbaev. The monument is installed on a pedestal, the architect of which was Sh.E. Valikhanov. Backside The pedestal is decorated using the national ornament of Kazakhstan and drawings by Chokan Valikhanov. The sides of the sculpture are lined with original tiles with ornaments.
The approach to the monument is paved with Archaletian flagstone, and low polished black pedestals are placed symmetrically to the monument. In its architectural design, the monumental composition is close to the solemn and contemplative style of Eastern architecture. The sculpture conveyed the thoughts of the great explorer, dressed in military uniform and standing in a simple pose: one hand touches the chin and the other is lowered.
Monument to 28 Panfilov Guardsmen
The monument to the Panfilov guardsmen was erected in the capital of Kazakhstan, the city of Almaty. The opening of the monument took place in 1975, in honor of the 30th anniversary of the victory. In the same year, the Eternal Flame was lit here.
The creators of the complex of monuments were architects T. Basenov, R. Seidalin, sculptors A. Artimovich, V. Andrushenko. The complex is included in the register of architectural and urban planning monuments.
The first part of the complex is a high relief “Oath”, which is dedicated to young fighters for Soviet power in Kazakhstan. The central part of the complex is dedicated to the Panfilov heroes who defended Moscow with their breasts. The monument is made in the form of a granite monument, on which there are heroes carved from stone. Near eternal flame There are cubes made of labradorite, under which are embedded capsules with samples of earth delivered from the hero cities.
Monument to Dzhambul
The monument to Dzhambul is a beautiful bust-statue depicting the famous Kazakh poet-akyn, laureate Stalin Prize Dzhambula Dzhabayeva. The monument was erected in the city of Almaty, in a beautiful park next to the Abai Opera and Ballet Theater.
This monument was created in 1971 by the popular sculptor Nauryzbayev and in 2008 was recognized as a cultural monument of Kazakhstan of republican significance.
The monument is a massive stone bust mounted on a high pedestal of gray granite. According to the author, he wanted to portray the poet at the moment of his creative search, which is why the stone Dzhambul has such a thoughtful and concentrated face. The total height of the monument is almost two and a half meters.
Monument to Satpayev K.I.
The monument to Kanysh Satpayev is dedicated to the first Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan, a Soviet geologist, an outstanding organizer of science in Kazakhstan. The monument stands in front of the National Technical University the city of Alma-Ata, which was named after Kanyshcha Saptaev.
Academician Satpayev once trained many outstanding scientists who significantly influenced the development of the economy and science of Kazakhstan. Among them are Evney Buketov and Zeinulla Muldakhmetov. The name of Satpayev is imprinted on the city streets of Kazakhstan, squares, and institutes.
Now, immortalized in bronze, the outstanding scientist is the first to greet guests of the city. The authors of the monument are Almaty sculptors Dauren Dosmagambetov and Olga Prokopyeva. The six-meter figure of the academician was made in an expressive manner. Head bowed, the wind supposedly blowing away his hair: the scientist stopped only for a moment. A card in hand highlights the moment of inspiration. This monument became business card Kazakhstan.
The Beatles Monument
On May 16, 2007, the opening of the monument took place in Almaty legendary group « The Beatles" A monument to the famous four from Liverpool was erected on Mount Kok-Tobe.
The idea of the sculpture is very original. On the bench there is a seated figure of John Lennon, who is holding a guitar, behind the bench are the figures of the other three members of the group: George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Star. Distinctive feature The monument is in full compliance with the originals, both in appearance and in the frantic energy emanating from them.
The author of the project was the Kazakh sculptor Eduard Kazaryan. Discussions lasted a very long time when choosing the location of the monument. But we never regretted stopping at Mount Kok-Tobe: behind the monument there is a wonderful panorama of the whole of Almaty.
The monument to The Beatles, in this design, is the first in the world. Exists a large number of monuments to individual participants - the Beatles. Therefore, there is hope that foreign guests will also come to admire the sculpture.
Before installing the monument, consent was obtained from Paul McCartney. Although he himself could not come to the opening of the sculpture, he entrusted his friend Struan Stevenson with participation in the installation.
Monument to Furmanov
A monument to Dmitry Furmanov, the great commissioner, was erected on the Kazakh Kurmangazy street Civil War, Soviet writer, as well as Chapaev’s military comrade-in-arms.
The bust, made by the sculptor Zhuravlevs and architect Yakupbaev, was installed in 1967. The bust is cast in bronze and mounted on a 2.7 meter high pedestal made of polished granite.
It is worth noting that in many cities and towns located in the territory former USSR, streets and even cities are named after Dmitry Andreevich. In Kazakh Taraz, a memorial plaque was installed on the house where he lived in the 20s.
Monument to Abai Kunanbayev
Monument to Abai Kunanbayev - a great poet, composer, thinker and public figure, was installed in front of the Palace of the Republic on Abay Square in 1960. The monument was cast from bronze by the great sculptor Khakimzhan Nauryzbayev. Project of a pedestal made of red granite and having trapezoidal shape, belongs to the great architect I. I. Belotserkovsky. The total height of the monument is 13.7 m. The figure of Abai is depicted in motion. On the left a little bent arm he is holding a book, and with his right hand he holds the hem of the caftan thrown over his shoulders. There is an expression of thoughtfulness on his face, and the thinker’s gaze is directed into the distance.
There were many applicants for the creation of this sculpture, including Leningraders and Muscovites. After Khakimzhan Nauryzbaev won the competition, he traveled several times to the Semipalatinsk region, the poet’s homeland. Here he walked on foot through the places where the great creator had previously set foot. Currently, young people and guests of the city often gather at the monument and come to honor the memory of the thinker. Every year, on the poet’s birthday, a ceremonial laying of flowers takes place here.
Monument to Uraz Dzhandosov
The bust of Uraz Dzhandosov, installed at the intersection of the street of the same name and Gagarin Avenue, perpetuates the memory of the great Kazakh and Central Asian revolutionary, who was a member of the Communist Party since 1918. The sculpture was unveiled in 1969.
The cast-iron monument, installed on a one and a half meter pedestal made of gray granite, was designed by the sculptor Zhuravlev and the architect Suleimenov.
Monument to the Afghans
The memorial stone for the obelisk “Monument to the Afghans” was laid in 1999. The monument itself was erected on June 14, 2002. The main inspiration for the construction of the monument was the Foundation for the Construction of the Memorial to the Memory of Soldiers Who Died in Afghanistan. The construction of the monument was financed by the state. The obelisk is made of reinforced concrete and lined with marble. The memory of fallen internationalist soldiers is immortalized here.
The following text is carved on the monument: “ Everlasting memory North Kazakhstanis who died on the soil of Afghanistan.” There are marble boards made in the form of open books. Their sheets list the names of forty-six soldiers who died in the war.
Sights of Almaty
Monument to Abai Kunanbayev in Karaganda
Monument to Abai Kunanbayev in Karaganda cast from bronze. The total height is 9.9 meters, the sculpture is 5m. The author is sculptor Askar Nartov. The monument was cast at the Karaganda art and production plant regional organization Union of Artists of Kazakhstan.
Monument to Abai Kunanbayev in Almaty
Installed in 1960. From the foot of the monument, Abai Avenue begins, which goes west to new residential areas. The sculpture, cast in bronze, was made by Khakimzhan Nauryzbaev, the design of the red granite pedestal belongs to the architect I. I. Belotserkovsky. The total height of the monument is 13.7 m. The shape of the pedestal is trapezoidal, made of red granite. The figure of Abai is in motion. In his left bent hand he holds a book, and with his right he holds the hem of the chapan draped over his shoulders. The thinker's head is made in volume. The face is given an expression of thoughtfulness, the gaze is directed to the future. By decree of January 26, 1982, it was included in the list of monuments of urban planning and architecture.
Monument to Abai Kunanbayev in Petropavlovsk
The monument to Abai and Pushkin was erected in the center of Petropavlovsk. Its opening took place during the celebration of the Republic's Independence Day.
They lived in different eras and, of course, never met, but their spiritual kinship is obvious. Abai Kunanbaev translated many of Pushkin’s works into his native language. Thanks to him, the entire Kazakh steppe was singing famous letter Tatiana to Onegin as a folk song.
This year, which was declared the Year of Abai in Russia and the Year of Pushkin in Kazakhstan, interest in the life and work of the classics has awakened with renewed vigor. As you know, this spring a monument to the great son of the Kazakh people was unveiled in Moscow. It is logical that on the territory adjacent to Russia, in Petropavlovsk, it was decided to install the sculptural composition "Abai - Pushkin", which symbolizes eternal friendship between two peoples.
The grand opening of the monument, which was attended by many residents and guests of the city, took place on the Independence Day of the Republic. Congratulating everyone on the main holiday of the country, Akim of the North Kazakhstan region Tair Mansurov noted that the idea of creating such a monument was approved by President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Work on the composition lasted for a year; a special competition was announced, which was won by sculptor Kazbek Satybaldin and architects Sultan Baimaganbetov and Valery Zatai.
The place for installation was carefully chosen - it became the main street of Petropavlovsk, where the central park of culture and recreation opens. A spectacular colonnade was also built here. Herself sculptural composition consists of classic figures united by the tree of life. They are cast from bronze at one of the factories in Almaty and installed on a powerful granite pedestal. The total height of the monument, which has become a decoration of the city, is about seven and a half meters.
It’s wonderful that such a wonderful monument has been installed in Petropavlovsk,” said Elena Konopleva, teacher of the First City Lyceum, who recently became the owner of a unique award - the Pushkin Medal, established International Association teachers of Russian language and literature. “It will remain for our children and grandchildren, and we will be proud that we were contemporaries and participants in this truly historical event.”
Since May 8, 2012, the area around the monument has become a place " folk festivals” opposition-minded citizens, by analogy with Occupy Wall Street, the action received the name “Occupy Abay” on social networks.
Abai Kunanbayev is considered the founder of the Kazakh written literature and its first classic, as well as a reformer of Kazakh culture in the spirit of its rapprochement with Russian and European culture on the basis of enlightened liberal Islam. His real name is Ibrahim, but he was given the nickname Abai (Kazakh “attentive”, “cautious”), given by his grandmother. 1995 was declared by UNESCO “the year of Abai.”
Sculptural monuments of Almaty.
“And all the girls put on their best attire,
And valleys in tulips, like a colorful carpet,
Nightingales thunder in the lakeside lowlands,
The cuckoos of dawn call to them from the mountains.”
Abay (Ibragim) Kunanbaev . "Spring".
Individual excursions to the monuments of Almaty.
Monument to Abai installed in 1960 on Abay Square in the easternmost part of Abai Street, in fact, where it begins going west. Authors: sculptures Khakimzhan Ismakhanovich Nauryzbaev, architect I.I. Belotserkovsky. The total height of the monument is 13.7 meters. The sculpture is cast from bronze. The shape of the pedestal is trapezoidal, made of red granite.
The figure of Abai is in motion. In his left bent hand he holds a book, and with his right he holds the hem of the chapan draped over his shoulders. The thinker's head is made three-dimensionally. The face is given an expression of thoughtfulness, the gaze is directed to the future. The poet's philosophical mood and the uniqueness of his personality emphasize the monumentality of the figure and the integrity of the plastic design of the monument. Famous Kazakh poets dedicated poems and songs to the Abai monument.
(Myrzaliev K. “Monument to Abai, 1965.” Abay (Ibragim) Kunanbaev(1843 - 1904) - great Kazakh poet, educator and thinker, classic, founder of the new Kazakh national written literature. He was born in the Chingiz Mountains of the Semipalatinsk region in the nomads of the Tobykty clan, in an area rich in beautiful legends and tales. In the early 1950s, a competition was announced for a monument to Abai in Almaty.
Nauryzbayev said: “They planned to open the monument by 1954, when the fiftieth anniversary of Abai’s death was celebrated. At the same time, a competition was announced for best image Abaya. I took part in it and liked my work. One of them was placed in opera house. Now she has disappeared somewhere. I can’t even tell where she is.” However, it was decided to erect the monument only in 1960 - on the 115th anniversary of Abai’s birth. There were many contenders, but Nauryzbayev was entrusted with creating the monument.
Since the monument to Abai was to become the first monument of the city, the question arose of where to find workshops in which it was possible to make a monument with a total height of 13.7 m. “I looked at the mechanical workshops at the Agricultural Institute. There they gave me something like a vestibule. The vestibule was narrow, but with a high ceiling. Workshop workers called this space a “barrel.” When the monument was ready, they told me that they were proud of the fact that Abai was created in their “barrel”.
Before starting work, the sculptor traveled to Abai’s homeland, talked with local elders, and upon returning to Alma-Ata, he turned to the Academy of Sciences with a request to recommend a consultant to him. He was recommended to Abay's relative, writer Mukhtar Auezov, who agreed to advise Nauryzbaev. Every morning on the way to work the sculptor stopped by Auezov to the house where the Auezov house-museum is now located.
The writer came to mechanical workshops almost every day along with other writers, artists, and guests from other republics. Due to the cramped space, it was impossible to see all of Abai; Auezov nodded approvingly and said that everything was fine. When work on the monument was completed, it was transported to the workshop yard. Specialists arrived from the Leningrad Monument-Sculpture plant, where the monument was to be cast in bronze, and were preparing to pick it up.
The sculptor called Auezov, and he came, as usual, with his guests. This time the writer sharply criticized the entire work after seeing it in its entirety. Nauryzbaev was very upset, after about ten days he completed the work and again invited Auezov. “This is Abai,” said the writer.
