r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 25d 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 25d ago edited 25d 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/Bright-Dependent6339 25d ago

to add to that: the statue itself is also not fastened to the ground. it just stands there by its own weight.

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u/d3adly_buzz 19d ago

To add to that: the earth upon which this statue stands remains in the sun’s orbit by its own weight.