Monument to Chocolate
Памятник шоколаду | |
Coordinates | 55°55′05″N 39°10′31″E / 55.91806°N 39.17528°ECoordinates: 55°55′05″N 39°10′31″E / 55.91806°N 39.17528°E |
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Location | Pokrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia |
Designer | |
Material | bronze |
Height | 3 metres (9.8 ft) |
Weight | 600 kg (1,300 lb) |
Completion date | 2009 |
Opening date | 1 July 2009 |
Dedicated to | chocolate |
The Monument to Chocolate, commonly known as Chocolate Fairy (Russian: Шоколадная фея), is a monument in the town of Pokrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia.
A bronze statue was created in 2009 and is known as the first monument to chocolate in the world.[citation needed] The monument is shaped as a chocolate bar, and represents a figure of a magic fairy holding a chocolate in her hands.[1] The monument was unveiled on 1 July 2009, not far from the Pokrov Museum of Chocolate.[citation needed]
The monument was given to the town by Kraft Foods to mark the 15th anniversary of the company’s operation in Russia.[2][3] Kraft Foods' chocolate factory is well known as a producer of chocolate under the brands , Milka, and , is the backbone enterprise of Pokrov.
Twenty sculptors from the cities of Vladimir and St. Petersburg participated in the competition for the best design of the monument.[4] The project to create the first monument to chocolate was awarded to , a talented Vladimir sculptor and winner of the European sand sculptors' championship whose works were displayed in the cities of Germany, Austria and Belgium.[4] It took him a year and a half to complete the sculpture.[citation needed]
The monument is 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall and weighs 600 kg (1,300 lb).
A legend associated with the statue says that if one makes a wish and rubs the chocolate tile in the Fairy's hand, his/her life will be sweeter.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Monument chocolate". Gen4Trip. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Museum of Chocolate". European Route of Industrial Heritage. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Rann, Jamie (26 February 2013). "Statue of limitations: the monuments that taste forgot". The Calvert Journal. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "A monument to Chocolate unveiled in the town of Pokrov". Russia-IC. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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