Two thematic sculptures have been established near the City Hall and in Dostoevsky Street. According to the idea of sculptor Stepan Fedoryn, one of the geese is a photographer and is holding a real retro camera, which he uses to shoot the City Hall, and he also wears fancy clothes with a bowtie. Another one, a tourist goose, is wearing a backpack of a traveler, he is holding an umbrella and is dressed like an aristocrat. Both sculptures were funded from the city budget.
According to Mukacheve’s chief architect Ivan Ivanovchyk, the unveiling of the sculptures is connected with the pompous festivities that attract a lot of tourists to the city. “Every year on November 11, Mukacheve celebrates the day of St. Martin, the protector of the city, with grandiose festivities. As it is known, St. Martin is depicted on Mukacheve’s coat of arms and now this holiday is an official day of the city. Romans considered geese as sacred birds of Mars, St. Martin was named after this god. On the whole, it was suggested to place 11 bronze statuettes of geese in the pedestrian part of the city,” the architect noted.
At the same time, it is also planned to create a tourist route across the historical-architectural sites of the city, where the abovementioned statuettes would be placed.
