Vitebsk residents choose a monument to Prince Algirdas

March 11, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Vitebsk residents are choosing a monument to Prince Algirdas, Petr Podgursky, chief specialist of the culture department of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee, told a BELTA correspondent. The public discussion is traditionally organized in the city's Music Lounge. Until the end of March, seven works submitted for the competition, created by sculptors from Vitebsk and Minsk, will be exhibited here. Most of the authors depict the legendary prince in military attire on horseback. The sculptures are made in a 1:10 scale. Each visitor to the exhibition can leave their opinion on the presented works in a special book. The feedback from citizens will be taken into account by a competent jury when choosing the winner. Algirdas, a famous statesman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and a talented commander, who was married to Princess Maria of Vitebsk, ruled in Vitebsk for a long period. During this time, the city turned into a developed administrative, economic, and cultural center of the Belarusian lands. A monument to Prince Algirdas is planned to be installed opposite the Resurrection Church. Soon, two more monuments to famous historical figures will appear in the regional center. A monument to Princess Olga, the legendary founder of Vitebsk, will be installed on the upper platform of the Summer Amphitheater near the intersection of Lenin Street and Frunze Avenue. A monument to Alexander Nevsky, whose fate is also connected with the city, will be located on Millennium Square. -0-