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Birds are synonymous with flight, and as such are a potent symbol and embodiment of many of humanityu2019s hopes and dreams. They connote both the human and the divine spirit through their soaring freedom of movement, and their linking of earth and sky (often also water). Birds can represent our souls, or stand for wisdom and the power of thought.

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  2. The sculpture of the Eagle became the emblem not only of the Pyatigorsk resort, but of the entire region of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. Its author embodied in stone a mountain legend about an eagle mortally stung by a snake and finding deliverance from inevitable death in a stream of healing water on the Hot Mountain. In 1973, the composition was re-cast from bronze at the Leningrad Monumental Sculpture Plant, and installed in the same place.

  3. The Eagle, symbol of Pyatigorsk

  4. Pyatigorsk, Russia, the capital of the Caucasian Mineral Waters region

  5. Eagle on the Resort Lake 30'Ka (Thirty) Stavropol

  6. Firebird in Tobolsk Park by the People's Artist of Russia Mikhail Pereyaslavets

  7. Mikhail Pereyaslavets (Russian, 1949-2020) Firebird in Tobolsk

  8. Mikhail Pereyaslavets (Russian, 1949-2020) Firebird in Tobolsk

  9. Mikhail Pereyaslavets (Russian, 1949-2020) The monument to the Soviet Union Air Marshal Alexander Pokryshkin on Karl Marx Square in Novosibirsk

  10. Fire bird on the building of the Astrakhan Theater for Young Spectators

  11. Eagle Sculpture at East Coast Memorial by Albino Manca (Italian, 1897-1976) New York City, Battery Park

  12. Albino Manca (Italian, 1897-1976) Eagle Sculpture at East Coast Memorial New York City, Battery Park

  13. Albino Manca (Italian, 1897-1976) Eagle Sculpture at East Coast Memorial New York City, Battery Park

  14. Swallows Sculpture - San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico The name Cozumel was derived from the Mayan "Cuzamil" or "Ah Cuzamil Peten", which means the island of swallows

  15. Swallows Sculpture - San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico

  16. Golden Eagles - Flagpole monument San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico

  17. 'Birds of the New Forest' exhibition at St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery in Lymington, sculptor Geoffrey Dashwood

  18. Duck Statues, Public Garden – Boston, by sculptor Nancy Schön

  19. The Boy and Bird Fountain by Bashka Paeff is installed in Boston's Public Garden

  20. The Boy and Bird Fountain by Bashka Paeff is installed in Boston's Public Garden

  21. Gábor Miklós Szőke, is known in Hungary for constructing the sensational eagle monument standing in front of Budapest’s Groupama Arena, Fradi Eagle-gigantic steel symbol of Ferencvaros football team

  22. Gábor Miklós Szőke, Fradi Eagle-gigantic steel symbol of Ferencvaros football team

  23. Gábor Miklós Szőke, Falcon sculpture at Mercedes Benz stadium in Atlanta

  24. Egyptian Bronze Ba-Bird Figurine, Roman Imperial Period, 2nd Century AD

  25. Ba-bird Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE) The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  26. Islamic Arts Museum of Malaysia Geometric parquetry of mother of pearl, ivory and horn executed during the second half of 19th century in Etawah, a small town in the state of Kotah, Uttar Pradesh, the only bird-shaped container known

  27. Islamic Arts Museum of Malaysia Indian art

  28. Islamic Arts Museum of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur  An enamelled gold turban ornament in the form of a parrot, North India, 19th century CE

  29. On July 8, 2014, in Omsk, a small sculpture appeared near Swan Lake, symbolizing family happiness. The opening day of the sculpture was not chosen by chance: on July 8, Russia celebrates the All-Russian Day of Marital Love and Family Happiness, and it is also the day of remembrance of Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom Sculptor Sergei Kozach

  30. Omsk - Four swans symbolizing family happiness. Sculptor Sergei Kozach

  31. Omsk Four swans Sculptor Sergei Kozach

  32. Monument to the noble saints Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia of Murom. Sculptor Konstantin Chernyavsky The day of Peter and Fevronia in pre-revolutionary Russia was widely celebrated.People from different positions in society turned to them for help in creating a family, because marriage is the most important component of life. In the Russian tradition, these saints have become the personification of family love, available to everyone. They help not only in creating a marriage. Married couples who dream of a child appear asking for help with sincere prayer, many will receive it soon. Fevronia and Peter’s monument is in many cities of Russia, installed in the framework of the program "In the family circle“.

  33. Omsk Firebird Sculptor Vladimir Bardaenko

  34. Firebird by Sergei Melnikov installed in Kolomyagi, St Petersburg, Rusia

  35. Oryol Railway Station - The Eagle Monument

  36. Oryol sculpture

  37. Oryol sculpture

  38. Oryol Sculpture Founder Eagle - Kursk sculptor Yuri Kireev

  39. Oryol Sculpture ‘Founder Eagle’ - Kursk sculptor Yuri Kireev

  40. The majestic Oak of Life is a forged and welded copper sculpture. Its height is about 5m, width – 4m. The foot and branches of the Oak are inhabited by many birds, animals and insects. Even a very attentive researcher will need a lot of time and maximum attention to find all twenty-two inhabitants of the magic tree

  41. The tree of fairy tales in the Bazhov Park - Zlatoust

  42. The majestic Oak of Life in the Bazhov Park - Zlatoust Bazhov's mountain park is inhabited by the characters of the famous Ural storyteller P.P. Bazhov

  43. The majestic Oak of Life in the Bazhov Park - Zlatoust The authors of the Oak of Life believe that their tree carries a deep biblical meaning: try to live in harmony, because everyone has a place in the sun.

  44. The majestic Oak of Life in the Bazhov Park - Zlatoust

  45. The majestic Oak of Life in the Bazhov Park - Zlatoust The authors of the Oak of Life believe that their tree carries a deep biblical meaning: try to live in harmony, because everyone has a place in the sun.

  46. The majestic Oak of Life in the Bazhov Park - Zlatoust

  47. The Bazhov Park - Zlatoust

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