Monument to Chocolate explained

Monument Name:Monument to Chocolate
Native Name:Памятник шоколаду
Coordinates:55.9181°N 39.1753°W
Location:Pokrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia
Designer:Ilya Shanin
Material:Bronze
Height:3m (10feet)
Open:1 July 2009

The Monument to Chocolate, commonly known as the Chocolate Fairy (Russian: Шоколадная фея), is a monument in the town of Pokrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It was designed by sculptor Ilya Shanin.

The bronze statue is 3m (10feet) tall. It depicts a fairy, shaped like a chocolate bar, holding a bar in their hand. The monument was unveiled on 1 July 2009, not far from the Pokrov Museum of Chocolate.

The monument was given to the town by Kraft Foods to mark the 15th anniversary of the company's operation in Russia.[1]

Twenty sculptors from the cities of Vladimir and Saint Petersburg participated in the competition to design the monument.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Museum of Chocolate . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818230209/http://www.erih.net/nc/de/regionale-routen/spanien/katalonien/detail.html?user_erihobjects_pi2%5BshowUid%5D=19074 . 18 August 2016 . 8 July 2016 . European Route of Industrial Heritage.
  2. Web site: A monument to Chocolate unveiled in the town of Pokrov. Russia-IC. 3 July 2009. 8 July 2016.