Monuments of Petropavlovsk
Monuments of Petropavlovsk city might also be interesting for tourists. These monuments include the monument of legendary Kazakh heroes – Karasay batyr and Agyntay batyr, the obelisk in honor of Afghan soldiers executing the military duty during the war in Afghanistan, the monument to a great Kazakh poet Magzhan Zhumabayuly and others.
The monument to Karasay and Agyntay batyrs – legendary heroes.
On June 16, 1999 a monument to Karasay and Agyntay batyrs, legendary heroes of the Kazakh people was erected on Theatre square in front of the Russian drama theatre in Petropavlovsk. Two bronze figures of warriors in armour stand shoulder to shoulder, with a peak and a shield in each hand.
The Obelisk in honor of Afghan soldiers executing the military duty during the war in Afghanistan.
The monument is located at the intersection of Zhambyl and Abaj streets. More than thousand people from the North Kazakhstan region have taken part in hostilities in Afghanistan. 46 lives of our fellow countrymen were carried away by this war. A memorial sign was put in summer of 1999; in 2002 a modest obelisk of Glory appeared on this place. The Afghanistan soldiers and their relatives pay a tribute to those who have not returned from the battlefield here annually on February, 15, the day of Soviet troops withdrawing from Afghanistan.
The Monument to a Great Kazakh poet Magzhan Zhumabaev
The monument represents a three-meter granite figure of sitting Magzhan. There is a falcon on a shoulder of the poet - a symbol of high flight of thoughts.
The monument is located at the intersection of Magzhan Zhumabaev and Internationalnaya streets. The author of the monument is Marat Ajnekov, the leading sculptor of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a laureate of international competitions and a member of the
Union of artists. The monument represents a three-meter granite figure of sitting Magzhan. There is a falcon - a symbol of high flight of thoughts on a shoulder of the poet. The poet is thoughtful; his sight is directed to the future. The sculpture is made of brown - colored granite. The poet’s nephew, Gadilsha Kaharmanov, helped the sculptor. He appeared to look like Magzhan and the only relative of the poet who saw and remembered Magzhan. The monument was opened in 1993 on the 100th anniversary of the poet.
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