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In Kiev, a monument to the founders of the city collapsed
On the waterfront of the Dnieper in Kiev on Tuesday collapsed monument to the city founders - Kyi, Schek, Horeb and their sister Lybid. At the monument partially collapsed the rear of the boat, as well as figures cheek and Horeb.
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In the City Hall were quick to assure you that this part of the monument was dismantled for restoration intentionally because there were cracks observed. Although it is still a few hours before this statement the city government found it difficult to name the reason of what happened, but the dismantling with the aim of restoring it was not.
According to Chief State protection of cultural heritage of the city state administration Ruslan Kukharenko, the cause of the destruction of the monument began to save on materials in its manufacture.
"As in the Soviet Union after the Olympics-80 was the epoch of enormous savings on the level of the CPSU Central Committee was forbidden to make sculptures out of non-ferrous metals. It was found a method of making sculptures in steklobetone with further fittings of copper sheet. From that time to the era of independent Ukraine, many sculptures were made that way "- the official said, adding that over time, the concrete collapsed and lost its load bearing capacity.
The restoration work the city authorities promise to complete the Day of Kyiv.
Monument to the founders of Kiev was installed in 1982. Kyi, Schek, Horeb and their sister Lybid, according to legend, founded the city in the hills above the Dnieper, which was named after the eldest brother Kyi.
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