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Monument on the site of the first discovery of mammoth bones in Ukraine
Full name of the monument :
Monument on the site of the first discovery of mammoth bones in Ukraine
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Surroundings of the village Kulishivka, Romensky district
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1841
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Imperial period from XVIIІ centuries to 1918
Artist(s) :
I. Kalenichenko
Author of the monument project, professor of medicine at Kharkiv University
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Size :
3 m
Components of the monument :
cast iron four-sided truncated pyramid, cubic pedestal, brick pedestal
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
On the southern side, facing the path: "The skeleton of the Antediluvian mammoth Elephas Mamonteus was discovered at this place in 1839." On the eastern face: "This extraordinary rarity was found in the presence of the Lord Ober Kamerger Count Yu. A. Golovkin." On the northern face: "Mammoth bones donated to Kharkiv University and stored in the Zoological Cabinet." On the western side: "The village of Kuleshovka. This place was the border between Poland and Russia"
Language(s) of the text :
Russian
Narrative commemorates :
Imperial era
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Romenska miska rada
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
In 1950, restoration was carried out, in particular, a concrete foundation was built. In 1997, the brick pedestal and platform were covered with tiles.
