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[[File:Kiasma ad Helsinki.jpg|thumb|Mannerheim Statue next to the [[Kiasma]] in Helsinki, Finland]]
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A bronze [[equestrian statue]] of [[Gustaf Mannerheim]], the [[Field marshal (Finland)|Marshal of Finland]], stands in centre of [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]. It was made by [[Aimo Tukiainen]] and erected in 1960.
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A bronze [[equestrian statue]] of [[Field marshal (Finland)|Field Marshal]] [[Gustaf Mannerheim]] stands in the centre of [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]. It was made by [[Aimo Tukiainen]] and erected in 1960.


The bronze statue is 5.4 m tall. It is raised on a granite podium, 6.3 m tall, 6.3 m long and 2.72 m wide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://taidemuseo.hel.fi/suomi/veisto/veistossivu.html?id=179&sortby=statue |title=Marsalkka Mannerheimin ratsastajapatsas |date=2001 |publisher=Helsinki Art Museum |access-date=11 November 2016 |language=fi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095146/http://taidemuseo.hel.fi/suomi/veisto/veistossivu.html?id=179&sortby=statue |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The bronze statue is {{convert|5.4|m}} tall. It is raised on a granite plinth, {{convert|6.3|m}} tall, 6.3 m long and {{convert|2.72|m}} m wide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://taidemuseo.hel.fi/suomi/veisto/veistossivu.html?id=179&sortby=statue |title=Marsalkka Mannerheimin ratsastajapatsas |date=2001 |publisher=Helsinki Art Museum |access-date=11 November 2016 |language=fi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095146/http://taidemuseo.hel.fi/suomi/veisto/veistossivu.html?id=179&sortby=statue |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Mannerheim was a symbolic figure in Finland at since the [[Finnish Civil War]] 1918, and his position grew stronger during 1930s and the second world war. The first plans and fundraising for an equestrian statue started already in 1937. After his death in 1951 the plans were relaunched by initiative of the [[Helsinki University]] [[Student Union of the University of Helsinki|Students' Union]].<ref name="KB">{{cite web |url=http://www.kansallisbiografia.fi/english/?id=625 |title=Mannerheim, Gustaf (1867 - 1951) |last=Klinge |first=Matti |date= |website=The National Biography of Finland |publisher=Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura |access-date=11 November 2016 |quote=}}</ref>
As a general, Mannerheim had been a symbolic figure in Finland since the [[Finnish Civil War]] in 1918, and his position grew stronger during the [[World War II|Second World War]] as a field marshal. The first plans and fundraising for an equestrian statue started in 1937. After his death in 1951, the plans were relaunched by initiative of the [[Helsinki University]] [[Student Union of the University of Helsinki|Students' Union]].<ref name="KB">{{cite web |url=http://www.kansallisbiografia.fi/english/?id=625 |title=Mannerheim, Gustaf (1867 - 1951) |last=Klinge |first=Matti |date= |website=The National Biography of Finland |publisher=Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura |access-date=11 November 2016 |quote=}}</ref>
During the fundraising campaign 737&nbsp;503 members of public donated over 78 million marks in 1952.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mannerheim.fi/13_erity/s_rpatsa.htm |title=Ratsastajapatsas |last= |first= |date= |website=mannerheim.fi |publisher= |access-date=11 November 2016 |language=fi}}</ref> The funds were sufficient for not only the statue but also for purchasing the Louhisaari mansion in [[Askainen]], Mannerheim's place of birth, which was turned into a museum.<ref name="HAM"/>
During the fundraising campaign 737,503 members of the public donated over 78 million marks in 1952.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mannerheim.fi/13_erity/s_rpatsa.htm |title=Ratsastajapatsas |last= |first= |date= |website=mannerheim.fi |publisher= |access-date=11 November 2016 |language=fi}}</ref> The funds were sufficient not only for the statue but also for purchasing the Louhisaari mansion in [[Askainen]], Mannerheim's place of birth, which was turned into a museum.<ref name="HAM"/>


The statue was commissioned from Aimo Tukiainen after a competition. Tukiainen made a realistic and detailed statue of the horse-riding Mannerheim. At its unveiling in 1960 the art world considered it out-dated. In his contemporary works Tukiainen himself had already moved on from realism.<ref name="HAM">{{cite web |url=https://www.hamhelsinki.fi/en/sculpture/marsalkka-mannerheimin-ratsastajapatsas-aimo-tukiainen/ |title=Marsalkka Mannerheim / Marchal Mannerheim |publisher=Helsinki Art Museum |access-date=11 November 2016 }}</ref>
The statue was commissioned from Aimo Tukiainen after a competition. Tukiainen made a realistic and detailed statue of the horse-riding Mannerheim. At its unveiling in 1960, the art world considered it outdated. In his contemporary works Tukiainen himself had already moved on from realism.<ref name="HAM">{{cite web |url=https://www.hamhelsinki.fi/en/sculpture/marsalkka-mannerheimin-ratsastajapatsas-aimo-tukiainen/ |title=Marsalkka Mannerheim / Marchal Mannerheim |publisher=Helsinki Art Museum |access-date=11 November 2016 |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808092512/https://www.hamhelsinki.fi/en/sculpture/marsalkka-mannerheimin-ratsastajapatsas-aimo-tukiainen/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The features of the horse, its gait and which of the Marshal's horses it actually represents have been discussed a lot. During his life Mannerheim owned several horses. Tukiainen studied Mannerheim's last horse Käthy when working on the statue, but it is not a portrait of her as such.<ref name="HAM"/>
The features of the horse, its gait and which of the marshal's horses it actually represents have been discussed a lot. During his life Mannerheim owned several horses. Tukiainen studied Mannerheim's last horse Käthy when working on the statue, but it is not a portrait of her as such.<ref name="HAM"/>


The construction of the [[Kiasma]], Museum of Contemporary Art next to the statue was debated during the time of construction of the museum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kiasma.fi/en/exhibitions-events/marskille-kaveri/ |title= Seeking Company for the Marshal |publisher= Kiasma |access-date=11 November 2016 |quote=}}</ref>
The construction of the [[Kiasma]] museum of contemporary art next to the statue was debated during the time of construction of the museum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kiasma.fi/en/exhibitions-events/marskille-kaveri/ |title= Seeking Company for the Marshal |publisher= Kiasma |access-date=11 November 2016 |quote=}}</ref>


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Equestrian statue of Marshal Mannerheim
The statue viewed from the south, with the House of Parliament and the National Museum in the background
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ArtistAimo Tukiainen Edit this on Wikidata
Year1960
LocationHelsinki, Finland Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates60°10′18″N 24°56′11″E / 60.1716°N 24.9363°E / 60.1716; 24.9363
CollectionHelsinki Art Museum Edit this on Wikidata
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A bronze equestrian statue of Field Marshal Gustaf Mannerheim stands in the centre of Helsinki, Finland. It was made by Aimo Tukiainen and erected in 1960.

The bronze statue is 5.4 metres (18 ft) tall. It is raised on a granite plinth, 6.3 metres (21 ft) tall, 6.3 m long and 2.72 metres (8 ft 11 in) m wide.[1]

As a general, Mannerheim had been a symbolic figure in Finland since the Finnish Civil War in 1918, and his position grew stronger during the Second World War as a field marshal. The first plans and fundraising for an equestrian statue started in 1937. After his death in 1951, the plans were relaunched by initiative of the Helsinki University Students' Union.[2] During the fundraising campaign 737,503 members of the public donated over 78 million marks in 1952.[3] The funds were sufficient not only for the statue but also for purchasing the Louhisaari mansion in Askainen, Mannerheim's place of birth, which was turned into a museum.[4]

The statue was commissioned from Aimo Tukiainen after a competition. Tukiainen made a realistic and detailed statue of the horse-riding Mannerheim. At its unveiling in 1960, the art world considered it outdated. In his contemporary works Tukiainen himself had already moved on from realism.[4]

The features of the horse, its gait and which of the marshal's horses it actually represents have been discussed a lot. During his life Mannerheim owned several horses. Tukiainen studied Mannerheim's last horse Käthy when working on the statue, but it is not a portrait of her as such.[4]

The construction of the Kiasma museum of contemporary art next to the statue was debated during the time of construction of the museum.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Marsalkka Mannerheimin ratsastajapatsas" (in Finnish). Helsinki Art Museum. 2001. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. ^ Klinge, Matti. "Mannerheim, Gustaf (1867 - 1951)". The National Biography of Finland. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Ratsastajapatsas". mannerheim.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Marsalkka Mannerheim / Marchal Mannerheim". Helsinki Art Museum. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Seeking Company for the Marshal". Kiasma. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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