Monument in honor of John James Hughes - Welsh industrialist, founder of Yuzivka (now Donetsk). The monument is located in the Voroshilov district of Donetsk, on Artem Street, near the third building of the Donetsk National Technical University and t.. Read more »he library, which may symbolize the profession of John Hughes - an engineer of an English plant.
The author of the monument is a sculptor - Alexander Mitrofanovich Skorykh. The monument was cast in the central repair and mechanical workshops and was installed on September 8, 2001. The monument stands on a low pedestal, in fact human height, which, according to the sculptor, symbolizes the human qualities of this figure.
Initially, the monument stood closer to Artem Street, and in August 2009 the monument was moved closer to the entrance to the new scientific and technical library of DonNTU.
29.12.20
Алексей
The monument is located in a convenient place where DonNTU is located nearby, to be more precise, near the third building. Near this monument there is a passage where you can buy tea and sit on a bench and take a break from the local bustle and immer.. Read more »se yourself in your thoughts.
23.03.19
Vladislav
Quiet garden for a relaxing holiday. Covered by an open public wifi network for MatrixHome subscribers
23.08.18
Walter
One day while in Donetsk I decided to go to this monument. I knew that there was a huge monument in the center of the area but was unaware of any thing else, when I got off the sky train and walked down to street level I was pleasantly surprised to f.. Read more »ind a shopping and dining mecca the center is a large circular area around the monument with side by side shops restaurants and street vendors also walk down any of the small side streets and you will find even more shops and restaurants the area is extremely clean and well maintained the prices are not increased for the tourist trade and like
30.10.16
VanBod
A wonderful monument to the founder. In a good viewable place. At the same time, the style was chosen correctly: Hug in a business form (dressed quite "business") with a hammer in his hand on the anvil looks confidently into the future. A s.. Read more »ymbol of the fact that the Donetsk people are hardworking and achieve their goal.
08.10.16
Никита
A good monument to one of the founders of the city of Donetsk. Here he (John Hughes) is not yet old, slender and "fit". In contrast to the well-known photos of an elderly and overweight uncle
4.6 / 27
