Monument to "Cat Semyon"

Before the City Day in October 2013, a monument to the cat Semyon was unveiled on the embankment of the Semenovsky Lake. Its appearance is associated with a beautiful story based on real events.

In 1987, the Sinishin family was traveling home to Murmansk via Moscow. The Siamese cat Semyon traveled with the owners, but in the capital decided to take a walk on his own and jumped out of the car. They tried to find him, but the cat got lost among the lights of the big city. He returned six years later by himself! During his journey, the cat walked more than 2 thousand kilometers and showed up thin and tired on the doorstep of the apartment.

Bronze cat Semyon looks more solid than the original: it weighs almost 120 kg together with the bench, is 1.2 meters high, and 1.6 meters long. The sketch of the monument was drawn by the whole country, and was chosen by popular vote — the drawing of Nadezhda Vinyukova from Moscow won. It was embodied by the Ural masters-the sculpture workshop of Yuri Borisenkov and the foundry workshop "Dubrovin".

In place of Semyon's cat, a monument to Cthulhu, canned fish, cod, polar bear or penguin could appear. But it was purr who scored the most points in the popular vote. The money for its creation was collected by the whole city.

Semyon's cat can be safely called the most popular and family monument of Murmansk and the first frivolous small architectural form in the city. It was included in the Top 15 of the kindest monuments in the world.

Do not forget to stroke the bronze cat's nose, scratch behind the ear and make a wish!