Author: S.A.Bondarenko - sculptor
Source: The Internet
Owner: Vitebsk municipal authorities
Location: Vitebsk, Belarus
Link to: Website
Opened 27 July 2014 and dedicated to Vitebsk Prince, Krevskiy Prince, Great Prince of Lithuania Olgerd. He ruled Vitebsk town 25 years (from 1320 to 1345).
Olgerd, son of Great Prince Gediminus, in 1318 married to Maria, daughter of Vitebsk Prince Yaroslav. In 1320 Vitebsk peacefully was included in the composition of the Great Lithuanian Princedom. In 1345 Olgerd was named the Great Prince of Lithuania.
Governor of Vitebsk Region A.N.Kosinets and Mayor of Vitebsk town A.P.Nikolaikin opened the monument. Weight of monument – 3,5 tonns, height – almost 4 meters.
Report how it was erected is here: https://news.tut.by/society/404420.html
With thanks to Alexander Vintchevsky.
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