Rimsky-Korsakov Monument
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| Location | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
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| Type | Statue |
| Material | Bronze |
| Completion date | 1952 |
| Dedicated to | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
The Rimsky-Korsakov monument is a bronze statue of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), the Russian composer, teacher, conductor, public figure, music critic, and member of the "Mighty Handful".[1]
The monument was erected in 1952 in Saint Petersburg (then known as Leningrad) in Theater Square in front of the N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory. Rimsky-Korsakov taught there for almost forty years.
The monument was created by sculptors V. Bogolyubov and V. Ingal, and architect M. Shepilevsky. The statue has been listed as a cultural monument.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Monuments". Saint Petersburg Guide. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Памятники истории и культуры (объекты культурного наследия) народов Российской Федерации". kulturnoe-nasledie.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11.
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