Monument to Valery Chkalov

The monument to V.P. Chkalov, dedicated to the test pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union Valery Pavlovich Chkalov, was opened on August 16, 1981.

The monument was created by Gorky sculptor and people’s artist of the RSFSR Pavel Ivanovich Gusev. Also on the sculpture worked architects Gavrilov and Konovalov. The monument was cast from bronze at the Leningrad Art Casting Plant “Monument Sculpture” named after Manizer, and the pedestal was made at the Mytishchensky Art Casting Plant named after Balashova.

The sculpture of Chkalov rises on a cylindrical pedestal on three high steps lined with black granite. The head is slightly thrown back, the right hand pulls the glove on the left hand. On the pedestal, the contours of the map of the northern hemisphere are plotted.

The monument is located on the Upper Volga embankment, near the Kremlin’s St. George Tower. This place was a favorite place of Valery Pavlovich.