Berdimuhamedow Monument

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The Berdimuhamedow Monument is an equestrian statue of the Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow in Ashgabat , the capital of the Central Asian state.

location

The monument is located on a square in a central location in the Turkmen capital Ashgabat, in the immediate vicinity of the monument is the Oguzkhan Presidential Palace . Before the Berdimuhamedow monument was erected, the neutrality arch , which embodied the personality cult around the former president Saparmyrat Nyýazow , was located on the site . In August 2010, on Berdimuhamedow's instructions, the neutrality arch was moved to a less central part of the city. Soon afterwards, plans began for a new monument that would honor the new President Berdimuhamedow and contribute to the emergence of a personality cult comparable to that of his predecessor.

monument

The monument with a total height of more than 20 meters consists of a mighty base made of white marble on which the equestrian statue of the president is placed. This is covered with 24- carat gold leaf . The representation is a reference to Berdimuhamedow's passion for horses and equestrian sports. Every year he takes part in horse races on the occasion of the Turkmen Horse Day and has even produced a music video in honor of his favorite horse .

The monument was officially opened on May 25, 2015.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Britta Kollenbroich: Turkmen President: Merkel's bizarre guest . In: Spiegel Online . August 29, 2016 ( spiegel.de [accessed May 11, 2019]).
  2. ↑ Richard Orange: Turkmenistan rebuilds giant rotating golden statue . May 24, 2011, ISSN  0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed May 11, 2019]).
  3. ↑ Shaun Walker: A horse, a horse… Turkmenistan president honors himself with statue . In: The Guardian . May 25, 2015, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed May 11, 2019]).

Coordinates: 37 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  N , 58 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E