In Photos: The Works of Sculptor Zurab Tsereteli
Georgian-Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, known for his monumental and often polarizing public works, died Monday at the age of 91, his assitant told state media.
Born and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tsereteli rose to prominence in the 1960s, designing resort complexes in Soviet Georgia. He later became chief artist for the Soviet Foreign Ministry and, from 1997 until his death, served as president of Russia’s Academy of Arts.
Among Tsereteli’s best-known works is the reconstruction of Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior in the 1990s, rebuilt after the original church was demolished under Stalin. He was also behind the towering Peter the Great monument on the Moscow River, the bronze statue of St. George atop Tbilisi’s Freedom Monument and the fountains on Moscow’s Manezhnaya Square.
Over his lifetime, he produced more than 5,000 works, including paintings, graphic art, sculptures, monuments and pieces of decorative art. Tsereteli’s sculptures are displayed in countries around the world, including Brazil, the U.K., Spain, Italy, the U.S., France and Japan.
The Moscow Times takes a look at some of his most famous works:
Born and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tsereteli rose to prominence in the 1960s, designing resort complexes in Soviet Georgia. He later became chief artist for the Soviet Foreign Ministry and, from 1997 until his death, served as president of Russia’s Academy of Arts.
Among Tsereteli’s best-known works is the reconstruction of Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior in the 1990s, rebuilt after the original church was demolished under Stalin. He was also behind the towering Peter the Great monument on the Moscow River, the bronze statue of St. George atop Tbilisi’s Freedom Monument and the fountains on Moscow’s Manezhnaya Square.
Over his lifetime, he produced more than 5,000 works, including paintings, graphic art, sculptures, monuments and pieces of decorative art. Tsereteli’s sculptures are displayed in countries around the world, including Brazil, the U.K., Spain, Italy, the U.S., France and Japan.
The Moscow Times takes a look at some of his most famous works:
Sculptor Zurab Tsereteli.
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The Peter the Great monument in Moscow.
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The Rudolf Nureyev monument in Kazan.
MarSaf (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The Four Seasons fountain on Manezhnaya Square in Moscow.
SiefkinDR (CC BY-SA 3.0)
High reliefs of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.
Blooming soul (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The monument to Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill in Yalta.
K.Lavrentiev and O.Lapina (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The Victory Memorial on Poklonnaya hill in Moscow. In the center of the Victory Memorial, there is a giant monument with bas-reliefs depicting the feats of soldiers during WWII.
Bernt Rostad (CC BY 2.0)
Statue of Charles de Gaulle in Moscow.
Oleg Yu.Novikov (CC BY 3.0)
The Friendship Forever monument in honor of the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of St. George in Moscow, which brought Georgia under the Russian Empire’s control.
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The Tragedy of Nations memorial dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust in Victory Park in Moscow.
Anatoly Tarantsov (CC BY 3.0)
The main entrance of Moscow Zoo.
Maxim Ulitin (CC BY 3.0)
The St. George statue atop the Freedom Monument in Tbilisi.
Gerd Eichmann (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Statue of Pope John Paul II at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Chabe01 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The Break the Wall of Distrust sculpture, located on Cannon Street, between St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Bank of England in London.
Beata May (CC BY-SA 3.0)
The Chronicles of Georgia in Tbilisi.
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