AdvertisementThe ruler of Turkmenistan has unveiled a 50ft golden statue of his favourite dog breed in the country's capital. Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, who has ruled the Middle Eastern country since 2007, revealed the statue of the Turkmen Alabi dog at a ceremony on Wednesday. The statue itself is cast of bronze and stands at 20ft tall, and is covered in 24ct gold leaf. The dog sits at the center of a new area of Ashgabat, designed and built to house civil servants. In 2015, Berdymukhamedov unveiled a gold statue of himself in the capital riding a horse atop a cliff of white marble.

Source: Daily Mail November 12, 2020 13:45 UTC