A new monument created as a symbol of hope and peace worldwide is coming to Liverpool in time for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Called the Ukrainian Peace Monument - measuring 22 ft tall and cast in aluminium - the statue features a book, a dove and the Ukrainian flag which sits atop a man’s outstretched arm.
It will be situated in Woolton in The Salvation Army’s Strawberry Field on the grounds that were made famous in The Beatles’ song - Strawberry Fields Forever - with “messages in keeping with John Lennon’s famous anti-war anthem and using the power of music to unite countries everywhere”. On Friday, February 24 - exactly one year since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - a smaller four ft maquette of the sculpture will be unveiled to special guests at the Ukrainian Art and Cultural Centre in America.
