I took this photo these Soviet Statues under the People’s Friendship Arch in Kiev back in 2018. The Arch, you can see a portion of it on the right side, and these Hero’s Statues were constructed in 1982. They are supposed to depict friendship between Russian and Ukrainian peoples (soldiers - left statue and workers - right statue).
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainian government announced plans to dismantle the arch as part of their 2016 decommunization laws.
Today, I have a drone photo for you that I took in downtown Washington Pennsylvania earlier this year.
Lots of the buildings around Independence Square if Kiev have items like this on their rooftops. Something about this specific statue caught my eye. I love our trip in 2018 to the Ukraine and to Chernobyl. I’m hoping to go back soon.
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This sculpture in Kiev is part of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War. This photo doesn’t do the sculpture justice….it is very big, very big. This stainless steel statue is over 203 feet tall and weighs 560 tons. The sword is 52 feet long and the shield is 43 feet long/26 feet wide. The Soviets build this to impress.
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W&J is short for Washington and Jefferson College, which is a few miles from home. I passed by it Friday on my way to the Post Office and saw this scene. So, I turned around to go capture this photo, which clearly demonstrates the terrible times we’re all dealing with.
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This massive statue sits on top of the National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945)…we know it as World War II. This stainless-steel statue is 203 feet tall. Counting the museum building it sit on, the entire structure is 335 feet tall and it weighs 560 tons. The sword in her right hand is 52 feet long by itself and weighs 9 tons. That’s a huge statue by any comparison!! The State Emblem of the Soviet Union is on the shield. Even though this war ended in 1945, they didn’t start the construction of this statue until 1979 and it was completed in 1981.
In Kiev, Ukraine where this is located, the statue is controversial due to Ukraine’s complicated and currently rough relationship with Russia. Blair and I spent a few hours walking around this national park photographing the war monuments, tanks, etc…. If you’re wondering, the blue and yellow tank in the foreground is painted the Ukrainian colors.
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Some days I can come up with tons to say on these posts. Other days, I don’t say much, due to my schedule, being tired, etc.. But tonight, I just can’t think of anything to say. So, I’m telling you I can’t think of anything and therefore, you’re getting nothing of substance. Sorry about wasting your time.
I took this photo of the U.S. Capital building dome last August. I love the Statue Of Freedom on the top.
Here is a fun fact for you…. According to Wikipedia, the cast iron for the dome is an estimated 8.9 million pounds.
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Here’s a silly photo for you. I took this on board the Carnival Elation cruise ship, within their piano bar. The entire bar is designed with a New York City theme and that includes this giant replica of the Statue of Liberty’s head. Sort of a weird thing to find in a bar, but it sort of worked!!
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I realize this statue has probably been photographed more times then a normal person can count. But I wanted to capture it in my own unique way and thought I did. At least I thought so, until tonight. I went to Google to find details about this statue and found a bunch of pictures taken basically the same way. Oh well….. This statue sits in front of the Rockefeller Center in Manhattan.
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Rockefeller Center in Manhattan
Tonight’s post is from our last trip to NYC. MJ and I had a great time exploring Manhattan and the surrounding areas. We’ve never visited the Statue of Liberty, but we’ve traveled by it a couple of times. I took this photo from our site seeing boat trip around Manhattan.
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Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty (her real name is “Liberty Enlightening the World”) was dedicated on October 28, 1886. France gave the United States a wonderful gift when they gave this to us. It is a must see for every American. Have you visited this spot? Leave a comment below.
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I have no idea what this funky statue on the north shore of
Pittsburgh is supposed to be or represent, but it caught my eye. So you get the benefit of seeing it
here tonight.
Sorry I missed posting a picture last night. We traveled to Indianapolis yesterday afternoon/evening. We got here late, checked into our hotel and grabbed a late dinner. Then I went right to bed, because this morning I got up early and ran the One America Indianapolis 500 Mini Marathon (13.1 mile half marathon) with a friend who is from the greater Chicago area. We’ve run this race a number of years in a row together. His son Adam also came in from California to run with us.
This half marathon is the largest half marathon in the country with over 30,000 participates. We survived, finished, didn’t get hurt, and finished with fairly good times. We’ve done better in past years.
I hope you had a great Saturday.
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