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Monument to Kazakh poet Abai Kunanbayev was opened in Kazan
Tengrinews.kz - A bust of the Kazakh poet and thinker Abai Kunanbayev has been unveiled in Tatarstan, according to a statement from the press
24 October 2024
New monument to Kazakh poet Abai Kunanbayev to be unveiled in Russia
Tengrinews.kz - A new monument to Kazakh poet Abai Kunanbayev is set to be unveiled in Kazan, Russia, according to Kazanfirst.
21 October 2024
Tokayev and Berdimuhamedov unveil new Abai monument in Ashgabat
Tengrinews.kz - President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, inaugurated a
10 October 2024
After 'Goodbye Lenin', a Berlin resurrection
Buried and long forgotten, the head of a giant Lenin statue is set to make a comeback in the German capital a quarter-century after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
23 July 2015
New fountain opened in Almaty on Lovers Day
A fountain called Su Peri (in English, Mermaid) has been opened in Almaty on the Lovers Day or Kozy Korpesh and Bayan Sulu Day that Kazakhstan celebrates on April 15.
14 May 2015
Charles De Gaulle's monument opened in Astana
A monument to Charles De Gaulle has been erected in Astana.
13 December 2014
New memorial to honour Poles who saved Jews from Holocaust
Poles who saved Jews during the Holocaust will be honoured with a new memorial in the Polish capital Warsaw paid for by the children of survivors.
09 September 2014
Monument to Kazakhstan's budget?
A recently installed fountain in a city park of Astana became an object of ridicule from Internet users.
02 August 2014
8 Silk Road monuments in Kazakhstan added to UNESCO World Heritage List
UNESCO added seven settlements of the Great Silk Road located at the territory of Kazakhstan onto its World Heritage List.
15 July 2014
Silk Road included into World Heritage: Kazakhstan to ensure protection of cultural site
Kazakh representative to the UNESCO Executive Council Asel Utegenova said that Kazakhstan would ensure necessary protection of monuments included into the World Heritage.
10 July 2014
Thieves make off with giant Australian mango
Thieves armed with heavy machinery and cranes made a daring midnight heist in northern Australia, stealing a 10-metre, seven-tonne mango monument.
24 February 2014
Hungary backpedals on disputed Holocaust monument
The Hungarian government said Wednesday it had postponed the inauguration of a controversial monument which Jewish critics say glosses over Budapest's active role in the Holocaust.
20 February 2014
Lenin monument toppled as pro-EU protests rage in Kiev
Pro-EU Ukrainian protesters on Sunday toppled a statue of the Soviet Union's founder Vladimir Lenin in Kiev after hundreds of thousands massed for a new protest in an increasingly tense standoff with President Viktor Yanukovych's government.
09 December 2013
Statue of Liberty reopens on July 4
The Statue of Liberty finally reopened to visitors, on the July 4 national holiday, months after Superstorm Sandy slammed into New York.
05 July 2013
Berzins opens memorial to repressed Latvians in Karaganda oblast
Latvian President Andris Berzins opened a memorial to Latvian victims of political repressions in Karaganda oblast in central Kazakhstan.
04 June 2013
Mexico City to boot Azeri leader's statue from avenue
A bronze statue of Azerbaijan's late leader is going to be booted out of Mexico City's most famous avenue after rights activists complained that a "dictator" did not deserve such an honor.
25 January 2013
Late Azerbaijan leader's statue raises hackles in Mexico
Surrounded by flowers and palm trees off Mexico City's main avenue, the statue of Azerbaijan's late leader looks peaceful in a corner of the noisy and polluted capital's biggest park.
25 October 2012
Tallest Kazakhstan statue being installed in Shymkent
Baydibek Bi monument has similarities with the well-known Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio-de-Janeiro.
27 September 2012
39m-tall stela inaugurated in Kyzylorda
A new sight called Syr Ana (Mother of Syr Land) was opened in Kyzylorda, southern city of Kazakhstan, on the City Day.
26 September 2012
Almaty erects 300-kilogram medal in honor of 2012 Olympic winners
A 300-kilogram 2-meter-tall iron medal is set in front of Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty in honor of the 2012 Olympic winners.
15 August 2012