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The images of the prince have not survived, therefore the authors of the sculpture have created a collective image of a
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The monument did not stand for long. By the end of the 1930s, it required complete restoration. It had been hastily and cheaply made from low-grade materials; the obelisk was built in brick and plastered "like granite". The statue was cast in concrete. On 22 April 1941, before it could be restored,
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A possibly apocryphal story tells of Stalin's approval of the final version of the monument. He carefully considered the model and said, "Why do you, Comrade Orlov, have
Dolgorukiy sit on the mare? A stallion can accentuate the masculinity of the founder of Moscow". Changes were introduced to the
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On 6 September 1947, the groundbreaking ceremony for the monument took place during the celebrations. However, the monument took some time to build. Disagreements took place between the three artists. The scale of Orlov's design and technique's were questioned. His usual small sculpture techniques
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is not mentioned on the monument.) Insufficient funding also affected the speed of work. Moscow's anniversary marked the simultaneous launches of several large-scale projects all of which required special funding. These included the building of the
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The pedestal of the monument is decorated on top with an ornamental carving on the motifs of reliefs of the monument of ancient
Russian architecture - the Cathedral of St George in Yuriev Polsky. The carvings depict a centaur, a Syrin bird, a
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A settlement had existed at the site of Moscow at least 200 years prior to its official founding in 1147 by Yuriy
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depicted him mounted on his horse. The monument was known as "The White
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and the stylized images of a lion and a stag. It is noteworthy that along with folklore images of
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