But what happened to the monument of Taras Shevchenko, a Ukrainian national poet who had been in Bellefontaine since 1971? Carved from a block of white marble 4.20 m high, the monument of the famous Ukrainian national poet, Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861) sat behind the Alban-Minville Cultural Centre, when it mysteriously disappeared in 2022\\. After a few weeks of surprise felt by the inhabitants of the Bellefontaine district, the monument was found at the entrance of the Compans-Caffarelli garden, ready for the commemoration of the 31st anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine on August 24, 2022, six months after Russia’s massive invasion of Ukraine. The municipality of Toulouse had responded to the ancient request of Ukrainian associations to move the monument dear to their heart, to a more central place in the city to facilitate their gatherings. More visible and allowing more Toulouse residents to share with the Ukrainians the values of resistance and fight for freedom represented b
Access
Station de métro Bellefontaine. Bus Ligne 4 arrêt Place Bouillière. Parkings.
Website
https://www.helloasso.com/associations/ukraine-libre-a-toulouse

Address
1 place Martin Luther King, 31100 Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France