Rimsky-Korsakov Monument

The Rimsky-Korsakov monument (Russian: Памятник Римскому-Корсакову) is a bronze statue of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), the Russian composer, teacher, conductor, public figure, music critic, and member of the "Mighty Handful".^[1]

Key Information

Location	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Type	Statue
Material	Bronze
Completion date	1952
Dedicated to	Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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The monument was erected in 1952 in Saint Petersburg (then known as Leningrad) in Theater Square in front of the N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory. Rimsky-Korsakov taught there for almost forty years.

The monument was created by sculptors V. Bogolyubov and V. Ingal, and architect M. Shepilevsky. The statue has been listed as a cultural monument.^[2]

1. ^ "Monuments". Saint Petersburg Guide. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
2. ^ "Памятники истории и культуры (объекты культурного наследия) народов Российской Федерации". kulturnoe-nasledie.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11.

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