Statue of the Sailor

The statue of the Sailor (Polish: Pomnik Marynarza) is a monument in Szczecin, Poland, within the Centre neighbourhood of the Downtown district. It is placed on the Pope John Paul II Avenue, next to the Grunwald Square. The statue was designed by Ryszard Chachulski and unveiled on 19 June 1980.^[1][2]

Statue of the Sailor

The statue in 2012.
Location	Grunwald Square, Szczecin, Poland
Coordinates	53°25′56″N 14°32′55″E
Designer	Ryszard Chachulski
Type	Statue
Material	copper plate, concrete
Height	385 cm (12.6 ft) (statue) 495 cm (16.3 ft) (total)
Completion date	19 June 1980
Dedicated to	Sailors

Description

The monument has a form of statue of the helmsman sailor standing behind ship's wheel. It is made out of copper plate and stands on the concrete plinth veneered with gray granite plates. The height of the statue is 385 cm (12.6 ft) and total height of the monument is 495 cm (16.3 ft).^[1][2]

Christmas season

Every year since 2017, on 1 December, the monument is dressed up in the costume of Santa Claus, with given the mantle, trousers, hat and beard. The event is organised by Polsteam as part of a promotional campaign of the local Christmas market that takes place at Polish Soldier Square and Aviators Square.^[3][4][5]

It takes 1.5 hours to dress up the statue. The costume was made by a team of three people, and required around 25 metres of the material, three metres of sheepskin coat and 10 metres of zipper.^[2]

Gallery

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  The statue of the Sailor dressed up as Santa Claus in December 2020.