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Mondorf-les-Bains
Domaine Thermale
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Youri Gagarine
Yuri Gagarin
Юрий Алексеевич Гагарин / Yuriy Alekseyevich Gagarin
Klushino 1934 - Novosyolovo 1968
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut; the first human being to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961.
(Wikipedia)
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Alexei Leonov
2016
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Description
Bust of Yuri Gagarin wearing a space helmet. It stands in front of the Aviation Museum.
N.B. Alexei Leonov, the sculptor of this bust, was the first cosmonaut making a spacewalk (1965).
Inscription(s)
Youri GAGARINE 09.03.1934-27.03.1968
Cosmonaute Soviétique,
premier humain à tre allé dans l'espace
avec la mission spatiale "Vostok-1"
le 12 avril 1961
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La sculpture en bronze <<Buste de Youri Gagarine>>
a été réalisée par le sculpteur Alexey D. Leonov
et offerte au Musée de l'Aviation luxembourgeoise
par la Fondation Internationale de bienfaisance Russe
<<DIALOGUE OF CULTURES - UNITED WORLD>>.
Le socle est offert par les CARRIERES FEIDT
Installé avec le soutien du Domaine Thermal et du
Centre Culturel et Scientifique de Russie au Luxembourg
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Signature
скульптор Леонов А. 2016
Sculptor
- Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov - Алексей Архипович Леонов (Listvyanka, West Siberian Krai 1934),
Soviet/Russian cosmonaut, Air Force Major general, writer and artist
(Wikipedia).
Tags
Location (N 49°30'3" - E 6°16'55")
Via the links below you can find the position:
Item Code: lu076; Photograph: 31 May 2019
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