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Charles de Gaulle Monument (Moscow)

The Charles de Gaulle Monument stands in front of the Cosmos Hotel on a square named after Charles de Gaulle in Moscow, Russia.

Description
The monument consists of a red granite base, topped by an bronze statue of De Gaulle, the leader of Free France and President of France. Sculptor Zurab Tsereteli chose for the monument to be of such a height, due to the high building behind it. Tsereteli, a close friend of mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov, said that he depicted De Gaulle as he had personally seen him in 1968. He had been planning the monument since 2003. ==Inauguration==
Inauguration
The monument was inaugurated on 9 May 2005 by French president Jacques Chirac and the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, on the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the defeat of Nazi Germany. ==Reception==
Reception
French newspaper La Dépêche du Midi reported that the work was controversial for its author and its appearance, being locally nicknamed "The Nightmare". ==References==
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