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Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin — Public artwork (statue) by Anatoly Vovikov.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Maze Hill · 0.7 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Yuri Gagarin is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2011. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (statue) by Anatoly Vovikov.". Coordinates: 51.4768°, -0.0007°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Statue of Yuri Gagarin in Greenwich, London, is a zinc statue depicting the cosmonaut wearing a spacesuit and standing on top of a globe. The 3.5-metre (11 ft) high statue is a replica of an original by Anatoly Novikov in Lyubertsy, where Gagarin was trained as a foundry worker. It was a gift to the British Council from the Russian space agency Roscosmos as a part of several cultural events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight.
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Background
History
The figure was originally unveiled on 14 July 2011 at a temporary location in the Mall, close to Admiralty Arch and facing the statue of Captain James Cook. This location was chosen as it was where Gagarin first met the then Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. It was later moved to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, at a site overlooking the Prime Meridian line, and was unveiled at the new location on 7 March 2013. There had been an unsuccessful proposal to move it to Manchester.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4768, -0.0007
- District
- Greenwich
- Parish
- Greenwich, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE10 8XJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Phone
- +44 20 8312 6565
- Established
- 2011
- Nearest railway station
- Maze Hill — 0.7 km
- Opening
- Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Dec 24-26 off
- Official site
- www.rmg.co.uk
Sources
- osm: n2738840352 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Statue of Yuri Gagarin, Greenwich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Statue of Yuri Gagarin at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Yuri Gagarin?
- Yuri Gagarin is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE10 8XJ), in the parish of Greenwich, unparished area.
- When was Yuri Gagarin built?
- Built or established in 2011.
- How do I get to Yuri Gagarin?
- The nearest railway station is Maze Hill, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE10 8XJ.