Monument to the Sunken Ships

Monument to the Sunken Ships
Памятник затопленным кораблям
Пам'ятник затопленим кораблям
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44°37′06″N 33°31′27″E / 44.618388°N 33.524263°E / 44.618388; 33.524263
LocationSevastopol, Crimea
DesignerAmandus Adamson
TypeMonument
MaterialGranite and Bronze
Height16.7 m (55 ft)
Opening date1905
Dedicated toImperial Russian Navy ships destroyed during the Siege of Sevastopol

The Monument to the Sunken Ships (Russian: Памятник затопленным кораблям, romanizedPamyatnik zatoplennym korablyam; Ukrainian: Пам'ятник затопленим кораблям, romanizedPamiatnyk zatoplenym korabliam) is the symbol of the city of Sevastopol, on the disputed Crimean peninsula. Located in Sevastopol Bay, it was designed by Amandus Adamson and built by Valentin Feldmann [ru] in 1905.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Памятник затопленным кораблям" (in Russian). sevastopol.info. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Символ Севастополя" (in Russian). Морская библиотека им. М. П. Лазарева. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Памятник затопленным кораблям" (in Russian). портал «Гостям Севастополя». Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2018.