Statue of Love - Rotate Through Each Other & Kiss

The Statue of Love sculpture, is inspired by love the story of “Ali and Nino“, every evening at , the statues move towards each other, to join in a tender kiss and embrace. The movement lasts for 10 minutes and ends with the two merging bodies only to move away from each other once again. The sculpture weighs seven tonnes and it 26 foot tall, takes about 10 minutes to complete a full rotation. The statue was designed in 2007, and installed in 2010. Made of steel discs, it weighs 7 tons and is 8 meters high. Its construction took 10 months and both figures are controlled by a computer. In addition to the movement, the monument also features spectacular, colourful lighting. “Ali and Nino“ is a prominent sculpture which was created by artist Tamara Kvesitadze to tell the story of love between a Christian princess and a Muslim boy who were forced to separate from each other during the Bolshevik invasion. “Ali and Nino“ stand majestically along on the waterfront of the Batumi on the coast of the Black Sea in Georgia. The monument commemorates the famous writer Kurban Said’s novel “Ali and Nino: A Love Story,“ one of the most romantic stories of all time which talks about a love so strong, it is compared to that of Romeo and Juliet. Young Azeri (Ali) falls in love with Georgian princess (Nino), but then dies to defend his country. The story was first told in the 1937 Austrian novel, Ali and Nino, and was even made into a movie of the same name in 2016. Thanks for watching. ___________________________________________________________________ CREDIT LINKS ► Jake Tupman Youtube Channel - ► Jake Tupman Original Video - ► Batumi now Youtube Channel - ► Batumi now Original Video - ► Koena Gunter Youtube Channel - ► Koena Gunter Original Video - _________________________________________________________________ 🔔 🔔 WONDER WORLD CHANNEL & VIDEO INFORMATION 🔔 🔔 🔵 Wonder World Twitter - ✅ For personal story suggestions or business enquiries about product stories / reviews, please contact me on my email from the ABOUT page. Note: All suggestions are welcome, but may not be chosen as they are not suitable for this channel. ❌ COPYRIGHT : Please do not ask for permission to use footage in this video, or the whole video itself, as the ownership of all footage remains that of the owners who gave me permission to use it. If you want to use any of the footage click on the links above and seek permission from the owners. ► Outro Music From -