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A sand sculpture festival opened April 30 at Moscow’s National Exhibition Center features replicas of world-famous fountains.

A sand sculpture festival opened April 30 at Moscow’s National Exhibition Center features replicas of world-famous fountains.

© RIA Novosti . Sergey Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankA sand sculpture festival opened April 30 at Moscow’s National Exhibition Center features replicas of world-famous fountains.
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A sand sculpture festival opened April 30 at Moscow’s National Exhibition Center features replicas of world-famous fountains.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankThe sand sculptures include a copy of the famous Mannekin Pis fountain from Brussels, Belgium, The Giant’s Head fountain from Austria, as well as fountains from Peterhof, Versailles, Singapore and Abu Dhabi.
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The sand sculptures include a copy of the famous Mannekin Pis fountain from Brussels, Belgium, The Giant’s Head fountain from Austria, as well as fountains from Peterhof, Versailles, Singapore and Abu Dhabi.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankFestival organizer Oleg Chernyshov says Russian sculptors have reinvented a resin substance used in coating wooden ship hulls. The resin mix fixes the sculpted shape.
Photo: A sand copy of the Merlion fountain, the symbol of Singapore.
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Festival organizer Oleg Chernyshov says Russian sculptors have reinvented a resin substance used in coating wooden ship hulls. The resin mix fixes the sculpted shape.
Photo: A sand copy of the Merlion fountain, the symbol of Singapore.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankSand and water are initially used to make the fountains. They are compacted inside wooden crates and then covered with a special resin mix. Photo: A sand copy of the Merlion fountain, the symbol of Singapore.
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Sand and water are initially used to make the fountains. They are compacted inside wooden crates and then covered with a special resin mix. Photo: A sand copy of the Merlion fountain, the symbol of Singapore.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankPipes inside the sculpture allow the water stream to reach a substantial height.
Photo: A sand copy of Triton Tearing Apart the Jaws of a Sea Monster from Peterhof.
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Pipes inside the sculpture allow the water stream to reach a substantial height.
Photo: A sand copy of Triton Tearing Apart the Jaws of a Sea Monster from Peterhof.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankThe sculptors had to work quickly because Moscow was still covered with snow in early April. It took two weeks to complete all the sculptures.
Photo: A sand copy of the fountain of Cibeles from Madrid.
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The sculptors had to work quickly because Moscow was still covered with snow in early April. It took two weeks to complete all the sculptures.
Photo: A sand copy of the fountain of Cibeles from Madrid.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankPhoto: A sand copy of the Delle Tette fountain from Treviso, Italy.
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Photo: A sand copy of the Delle Tette fountain from Treviso, Italy.
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