Monument to the founder of the Franco Theatre artist Gnat Yura
Description:
Monument to Gnat Yura was erected for the Day of Kiev in the square, next to the National Theater named after Franco. Gnat Yure is the founder of the theater, so he was honored with memory.
The monument is bronze, depicting a man in the form of a soldier Schweik (the favorite hero of Gnat Jure). The sculpture was created by Alexei and Vladimir Chepelik on the order of Russian philanthropist Yuri Koptev. The architect of the monument is Pisarenko.
The opening ceremony of the monument was attended by theater workers together with the head Bogdan Stupka, who solemnly addressed the monument as if to a living colleague, expressing his recognition and respect for him as an actor and a talented artistic director. Gnat Jure devoted 44 years to the theater - during all this time the actor boldly led it to European culture.