🏛️ The First Tent

Russia · Europe · 53.43°N, 59.00°E

"The First Tent" is the monument at the Sverdlov Square in Magnitogorsk, Russia dedicated to the first builders of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, which is colloquially known as Magnitka. The official name of the monument is "The memorial sign 'The Tent of the First Builders of Magnitka'". The monument erected on a concrete pedestal consists of two parts: a symbolic representation of a tent and a palm that holds a piece of locally mined iron ore. Around the perimeter of the pedestal, there are lines from the verse of the local poet Boris Ruchyov:

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Quick facts

Country	Russia
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	53.43°N, 59.00°E · view on map

The First Tent is located in Russia, in Europe.

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