Monument to Plumber Uncle Vasya

While walking around Cherkasy in search of the Shukhov Tower, be sure to look for the plumber monument. It was unveiled in 2004 on Hetmana Sahaidachnoho Street, in front of the administration building. This unusual monument, marking the 90th anniversary of Cherkasvodokanal, is a monument to Uncle Vasya, the plumber. The cast-iron sculpture is made in the form of a plumber in a cap peering out of a sewer manhole. Beside him is a cast-iron hydrant and a plaque with an inscription in Russian: “I gave you water”. Local residents came up with the monument’s name.

Photo from the cherkassy.glo.ua website

The monument’s author is sculptor V. Dimyon. The uniqueness of the monument is that it is the only monument in the region dedicated to a specific profession.