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Yuri Gagarin's sculpture outside British Council office

British Council to Install Sculpture of Yuri Gagarin Outside Its Of...

Gagarin statue before patination at Izhevs foundry. Photo: Courtesy Andrea Rose.

LONDON.- A statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, will be unveiled on the Mall, opposite the statue of Captain Cook and outside the British Council offices headquarters, on Thursday 14 July 2011, to mark the 50th Anniversary of Manned Space Flight. The statue is a gift from the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) to the British Council. It will be installed on the Mall for a period of 12 months. Vitaly Davydov, State Secretary and Deputy Head, Russian Space Agency commented on the statue coming to London: “Gagarin belongs not only to Russia but to all countries and nations, and it’s important to us that the statue of Yuri Gagarin will be shown in London - one of the world’s most international and intercultural cities - to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first manned spaceflight.

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