Propeller Memorial

Location: Galați, Romania

Completed: 1974

Sculptor: Mircea Roibu

Alternative names: La Elice/Galați Ship Monument

Genre: Socialist memorial, former Eastern Bloc

Erected in recognition of the 80th anniversary of the Galați Shipyard, the largest naval dockyard on the Danube, the memorial is dominated by a large propeller, which was manufactured in Galați during the 1970s. The propeller was salvaged from scrap and incorporated into the sculpture.

Propeller Memorial (La Elice/Galati Ship Monument) in Galați, Romania | Socialist memorial | former Eastern Bloc

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