Monument to the sailors and fishermen perished in the sea

Monument to the sailors and fishermen perished in the sea
Monument to the sailors and fishermen perished in the sea
Piemineklis bojā gājušajiem jūrniekiem un zvejniekiem
Liepaja Street Board
Liepājas Ceļu pārvalde
Liepaja crocodile1.jpg
For Sailors and fishermen perished in the sea
Unveiled 1977
Location 56°30′33″N 20°59′28″E / 56.5092652°N 20.9911823°E / 56.5092652; 20.9911823Coordinates: 56°30′33″N 20°59′28″E / 56.5092652°N 20.9911823°E / 56.5092652; 20.9911823
in Liepāja, Latvia
Designed by Alberts Terpilovskis and Gunārs Asaris
Dzied vējiņi, klusi, klusi,
Nenes viļņus maliņā;
Guļ jūriņas dzelmītē
Mani mīļi bālēliņi
РЫБАКАМ И МОРЯКАМ ΠΟГИБШИМ В МОРЕ

Sing, sweet zephyr, gently, gently,
Carry not the waves ashore;
In the sea's tender depths slumber
My dear, beloved, brothers
TO THE FISHERMEN AND SAILORS LOST AT SEA

Monument to the sailors and fishermen lost at sea (Latvian: Piemineklis bojā gājušajiem jūrniekiem un zvejniekiem) is a notable modern monument and sightseeing place in Liepāja, Latvia.

The monument was built in 1977 by architect Gunārs Asaris and sculptor Alberts Terpilovskis with a funding from LBORF and the fishing kolhoz Boļševiks.[1] The monument is located on the shore of the Baltic Sea in the Liepāja seaside park, at the end of Kūrmājas Prospect, on this place in beginning of 20th century was located Kurhaus. The monument consists of a bronze figure of the woman on 11 meter high V-shaped pedestal, sheathed by Saaremaa dolomite.[2]

On 8 April 2000 a memorial plate dedicated to the 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.[3]

The Monument in pop culture

Memorial plaque (2000)

This monument in Liepāja often is called "Crocodile" (Latvian: Krokodils, Russian: 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. A poem in Russian language about the monument was written in 2005 by an unknown author.

Липовая Надежда
Она там встала чтобы жить мечтой,
Она уже была слепой, она была глухой.
Ей сердце высечено морем
И ноги стёрлись о песок.
Но вот тысячелетие настало, она устала.
Она устала ждать отцов и сыновей,
Что ловят снедь для матери своей.
Теперь она стоит и ждёт Колумба,
В полёте белокрылых голубей...
Так ей, наверное, видней.

References

  1. ^ (Latvian) Kurzemes Vārds, 05.03.1998
  2. ^ (Latvian) Kurzemes Vārds, 04.07.2001
  3. ^ Cold War Working Group site

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