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0:00:00 Hi there! This is John.
0:00:02 Last May we spend a weekend in Volgograd, and we visited the "' Motherland Calls'".
0:00:07 The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.
0:00:12 “The Motherland Calls” is a towering statue that dominates the summit of Mamayev Kurgan, a hill that overlooks the city of Volgograd.
0:00:18 The enormous artwork is the centerpiece of a wider memorial complex that commemorates the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare.
0:00:26 Construction began on the massive monument in May 1959, and it was finally completed in October 1967. At the time, it was the tallest statue in the world.
0:00:35 It has since lost that record, but remains the tallest statue in Europe and the tallest statue of a woman in the world.
0:00:41 And this isn’t a woman you want to mess with, as she wields the world’s largest sword.
0:00:45 Apart from the various records, “The Motherland Calls” is notable for being a beautifully dramatic sculpture.
0:00:51 The sculpture depicts a woman stepping forward in an elegant but forceful manner, her left arm outstretched before her and her right raised high and wielding a mighty sword.
0:00:59 It is a symbol of strength and determination, a call from the Motherland to never surrender and to maintain the attack until all enemies are defeated.
0:01:05 From a technical point of view, it was a truly ambitious project.
0:01:09 The posture alone was a hugely complicated issue, apart from the simple size of the thing.
0:01:14 Pre-stressed concrete and wire ropes were used to achieve the dramatic stance and to help balance the statue with its outstretched arms.
0:01:20 The exterior walls were made from concrete about 12 inches thick, and the interior was made from a series of separate chambers.
0:01:26 In total, the statue is 279 feet tall from the tip of the sword to the top of the plinth.
0:01:32 The female figure stands at an impressive 170 feet tall.
0:01:36 The sword, meanwhile, is 108 feet long and made entirely of stainless steel.
0:01:40 “The Motherland Calls” has had to cope with a couple of serious problems over the last half century.
0:01:45 Not long after the statue was completed, it became apparent that the huge sword was potentially a massive problem.
0:01:51 The weapon, which was originally trimmed with titanium sheets, was swaying in the wind, putting enormous stress on the statue’s arm and creating some highly disconcerting noises.
0:01:59 The problem was resolved in 1972, when the blade was replaced by a new steel version without the titanium and with holes near the upper end to reduce the wind impact.
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