Greenwich in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Yuri Gagarin

Statue by Anatoly Novikov

Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 28, 2018

1. Yuri Gagarin Marker

Inscription. On 12 April 1961 the Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gargarin, became the first human being to travel into space. In 2011, to mark the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's flight, the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, presented this statue to the British Council. Its permanent home here at the Royal Observatory was chosen to reflect the long association of Greenwich with exploration of the oceans and of the heavens.

The statue is a copy of one by Novikov, commissioned in 1984 by the town of Lyubertsy, Russia, where Gagarin was originally an apprentice steel maker.

Installation generously facilitated by Roscosmos and the British Council, and supported by OAO Sovcomflot, Aeroflot, and the Russian State Railways.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.

Location. 51° 28.606′ N, 0° 0.039′ W. Marker is in Greenwich, England, in Greater London. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Blackheath Avenue and Great Cross Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenwich, England SE10 8XJ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Flamsteed’s Well Telescope (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Wolfe (about 120 meters away); William Herschel’s Telescope

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(about 120 meters away); The Greenwich Meridian Telescope (about 120 meters away); Time for everyone (about 120 meters away); The Royal Observatory (about 120 meters away); Airy’s meridian line (about 150 meters away); Bradley’s meridian line (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenwich.

Also see . . . Royal Observatory, Greenwich on Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 25, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

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Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 28, 2018

2. Yuri Gagarin

Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 28, 2018

3. Yuri Gagarin

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.