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Monument to Yuri Gagarin
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<p>Monument to Yuri Gagarin is a 42.5-meter high pedestal and statue of <a href="/facts/Yuri_Gagarin/ucwoarjc">Yuri Gagarin</a>, the first person to travel in space. It is located at <a href="/facts/Leninsky_Avenue%2c_Moscow/8RJ7sDoe">Leninsky Prospekt</a> in <a href="/facts/Moscow/AcFYpQUR">Moscow</a>. The pedestal is designed to be reminiscent of a rocket exhaust. The statue is made of <a href="/facts/Titanium/53ArnDoy">titanium</a>, a metal often used in spacecraft, and weighs 12 tons. </p>