Winter. Monument to Minin and Pozharsky

The Monument to Minin and Pozharsky is a bronze statue on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral.
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Camera: Pentax MZ-7
Lens: SMC Pentax-FA 80-320mm F4.5-5.6
Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (exp. 08.2014), dev. Xtol
Photo taken: 13/02/2018
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The monument was conceived by the Free Society of Lovers of Literature, Science, and the Arts to commemorate the 200th anniversary of those events. Construction was funded by public conscription in Nizhny Novgorod, the city from where Minin and Pozharsky came to save Moscow. Tsar Alexander I, however, decided the monument should be installed on Red Square next to the Moscow Kremlin rather than in Nizhny Novgorod. The competition for the best design was won by the celebrated sculptor Ivan Martos in 1808. Martos completed a model, which was approved by Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and the Russian Academy of Fine Arts in 1813. Casting work using 1100 lbs of copper was carried out in 1816 in St Petersburg. The base, made of three massive blocks of granite from Finland, was also carved at St Petersburg. Moving the statue and base to Moscow presented logistical challenges and was accomplished in winter by using the frozen waterways. However, in the wake of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, the monument could not be unveiled until 1818.

The front of the base carries a bronze plaque depicting a scene of patriotic citizens sacrificing their property for the benefit of the motherland. On the left is an image of the sculptor Martos giving away his two sons (one of whom was killed in 1813)

Originally, the statue stood in the centre of Red Square, with Minin extending his hand towards the Moscow Kremlin. However, after the 1917 Revolution, the Communist authorities found the monument was obstructing parades on the square and discussed its demolition or transfer to some indoor museum. In 1936, the statue was moved closer to the cathedral where it remains to the present day.

Fotógrafo:
abbsound
Subidas:
2018-02-20
Etiquetas:
ilford hp5 plus 400 moscow printbypro streetphoto xtol
Cámara:
Pentax MZ-7
Película:
Ilford HP5 Plus 400
Lente:
SMC Pentax-FA 80-320mm F4.5-5.6
Ciudad:
Moscow
País:
Russia
Álbums:
Pentax MZ-7
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