The 26 Foot Moving Statues That Play Out a Tragic Love Story

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Normally statues stay where they are put and do not move, but not these two. Sculptor Tamara Kvesitadze made these two 26 foot statues that move once a day,  acting out a tragic love story.

Located in the seaside city of Batumi, Georgia, the two figures represent a Muslim boy, Ali, and a Georgian princess, Nino, from a famous 1937 novel by Azerbaijani author Kurban Said.

The tragic story ends with the lovers separated by the invasion of Soviet Russia. Once a day the statues move together for a brief kiss and then separate their ways. Sad but relatable.

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