MONUMENTS
GAY MONUMENT
1977
State index: 1.8.13
Sculptor: Suren Nazaryan
Architect: Sargis Gurzadyan
The
monument to the outstanding Soviet-Armenian military leader, commander of the
legendary 24th "Iron Division", hero of the Russian Civil War,
commander of the 6th Armenian Volunteer Regiment, Gay (Hayk Bzhshkyants) is
located in the first block of the Nor Nork administrative district, on the
right side of Gay Avenue, opposite the Fridtjof Nansen Park.
The
ceremonial opening of the monument took place on February 18, 1977.
A
monumental sculpture of a bronze horseman rises on a pedestal in a spacious
area paved with basalt. Gay is sitting on a horse with a cape fluttering in the
wind, his sword raised, his head tilted back. The entire sculpture is filled
with dynamism. The height of the statue, including the pedestal, is 12.5
meters.
Near
the equestrian statue is a long basalt memorial wall covered with bas-reliefs
of civil war scenes and an eagle, on which is inscribed in Armenian and
Russian: "TO THE LEGENDARY HERO, TALENTED SOLDIER HAYK BZHKYANTS, TO
GAI."
The
Gay monument is one of the largest urban sculptures in the history of Armenian
art. It is distinguished by its high professionalism and scale.
