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David of Sassoun (statue)
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David of Sassoun (Armenian: «Սասունցի Դավիթ») is a copper equestrian statue depicting David of Sassoun (Sasuntsi Davit) in Yerevan, Armenia. Erected by Yervand Kochar in 1959, it depicts the protagonist of the Armenian national epic Daredevils of Sassoun. It is placed on a rock-like basalt pedestal in the middle of a large square in front of Yerevan's main railway station.
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40.155296°N 44.509418°E / 40.155296; 44.509418 | |
Location | David of Sassoun Square, Erebuni District, Yerevan, Armenia[1] |
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Designer | Yervand Kochar |
Material | Copper (sculpture) Basalt (base) |
Height | sculpture: 6.5 m (21 ft)[2] total: 12.5 m (41 ft)[3] |
Weight | 3.5 tonnes (7,700 lb)[4] |
Opening date | December 3, 1959 |
Dedicated to | David of Sassoun |
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