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''History of Transport'' ((ロシア語:История транспорта)) is a series of three monumental sculptures in the Russian city of Tolyatti. The monument was designed in 1975 when the master plan for the Auto Factory District ((ロシア語:Автозаводский район), Avtozavodsky rajon) of Tolyatti was created. The sculptures were erected in the years 1977–1979 in a strip of parkland between Revolution Street and Anniversary Street.〔〔 they are endangered. ==Description== The sculptures are stylized representations of three modes of transport extant at the turn of the 20th century: a paddle-wheel steamboat, a steam locomotive, and a hot air balloon. "Hot Air Balloon" is a fantastic representation that combines a balloon, gondola, and sails with figures of balloonists. The sculpture seems to be striving upwards, but held by anchor ropes and streamers; a light, delicate design mounted on a heavy prism-shaped foundation, somewhat reminiscent of the balloon in Jules Verne's novel ''Five Weeks in a Balloon''.〔 The dimensions are by by . "The First Steamboat" is composed of readily recognizable elements of a ship: hull, mast, yards, sails, anchor, flag, and so on. The steam-driven sidewheeler includes metal "smoke" discharging from the smokestack. On deck is a symbolic romantic couple of the era: a man in a top hat and a woman with a parasol. The sculpture is not a realistic representation of an actual steamboat, and contains many decorative, purely artistic elements. The dimensions are by by . "The First Locomotive" is generally similar in design and effect. The dimensions are by by . According to critics, the composition is beautifully designed, and well planned to foil defacement by hooligans. The sculptures are made of iron (forged, cast, and welded) on massive reinforced concrete pedestals and limestone slabs. The sculptor is People's Artist of the USSR Andrei Vasnetsov (grandson of Viktor Vasnetsov).〔 The architect is Central Research and Design Institute of Residential and Public Buildings architect and USSR State Prize laureate E. Ioheles (brother of pianist Alexander Ioheles). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of Transport (sculptures)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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