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Monument to the sailors and fishermen perished in the sea : ウィキペディア英語版 | Monument to the sailors and fishermen perished in the sea
Monument to the sailors and fishermen lost at sea ((ラトビア語:Piemineklis bojā gājušajiem jūrniekiem un zvejniekiem)) is a notable modern monument and a sightseeing place in Liepāja, Latvia. The monument was designed by architect Gunārs Asaris and sculptor Alberts Terpilovskis. It was built in 1977 with a funding from ''LBORF'' and the fishing kolhoz ''Boļševiks''.〔 (Kurzemes Vārds, 05.03.1998 )〕 The monument is located on the shore of the Baltic Sea in Liepāja seaside park, at the end of Kūrmājas Prospect. Here in the beginning of the 20th century was located Kurhaus. The monument consists of a bronze figure of a woman on 11 meter high V-shaped pedestal, covered by Saaremaa dolomite.〔 (Kurzemes Vārds, 04.07.2001 )〕 On 8 April 2000 a memorial plate dedicated to American pilots whose aircraft was brought down on 8 April 1950 by the USSR Air Forces near Liepāja was added to the pedestal of the monument.〔(Cold War Working Group site )〕 == The Monument in pop culture == This monument in Liepāja often is called "Crocodile" ((ラトビア語:Krokodils), (ロシア語:Крокодил)), because of a resemblance to Crocodile Gena from the Soviet cartoon. The inner part of the pedestal is a popular place for taking photographs.
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