A statue of the Beatles is in the works for the city of Tomsk in Siberia, Russia. The monument will feature life-sized statues of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr in their iconic poses from the cover of the Abbey Road album.
Local sculptors Nikolai and Anton Gnedyh will be creating the statue, which will cost an estimated 6 million rubles. The pair are best known for their monument "A Pregnant Woman" and expect to finish the piece in September.Said Nikolai Nikolaychuk, the city's mayor, "We've got a lot of music fans and those brought up on Beatles music. Many of them are wealthy people. And I'm sure they could invest in this idea."
