Monument to Chkalov

The monument to Chkalov, erected on the square near the Kremlin in Nizhny Novgorod in 1940, will certainly be of interest to tourists interested in the history of aviation. The project of the monument was created by architects I. Taranov and V. Andreev, sculptor - I. Mendelevich.

The monument to Chkalov, the first test pilot of the USSR, who made a nonstop flight from Moscow to Vancouver across the North Pole, is an impressive figure of a full-length pilot. Valery Chkalov, dressed in a flight suit, stands on a pedestal, folding his hands on his chest and looking into the boundless sky. The monument was installed on a pedestal of cylindrical shape, lined with Labradorite.

Also on the pedestal, you can see a map of the world from the point of the North Pole, on which the route of the heroic flight is plotted. Also on the pedestal is the inscription: "1904-1938" and further: "V. Chkalov - the great pilot of our time." A beautiful large staircase leads to the monument, which is also named after the hero pilot.

The monument was erected in the city in 1940, on the day of the tragic death of the hero.