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{{Infobox monument
|monument_name=Golden Warrior Monument
|native_name={{lang-kk|Altan Adam}}
|image=Golden Man on top of the Independence Monument.jpg
|caption=The Statue of the Golden Man
|location=[[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
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|type=[[Statue]]
|material=[[Bronze]]
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|begin=
|complete=2006
|open=yes
|dedicated_to=The independence of the state of [[Kazakhstan]]
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|coordinates={{coord|43|14|18.8|N|76|56|44|E|region:KZ|display=inline,title}}
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The '''Golden Warrior Monument''', also known as the '''Golden Man Statue''' or the '''Statue of the Golden Warrior''', stands on [[Republic Square, Almaty|Republic Square]] in the former capital of [[Kazakhstan]], [[Almaty]]. The monument celebrates the independence of Kazakhstan, the identity of its people, and the role of the city of Almaty as capital of Kazakhstan until 1997 when the capital moved to [[Astana]].<ref name="KazakhWorld">{{cite web|title=The Golden Warrior: A Kazakh Icon of Independence, Prosperity and Heritage|url=http://kazakhworld.com/the-golden-warrior-a-kazakh-icon-of-independence-prosperity-and-heritage/|publisher=Kazakh World}}</ref> The statue, a [[Saka]] warrior and a [[barys]],<ref name="Kazakhwonders">{{cite web|title=Independence monument|url=https://kazakhstanwonders.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/independence-monument/|publisher=Kazakhstan wonders}}</ref> stands atop a {{convert|91|ft|m}} tall column.<ref name="KazakhWorld"/>

The design of the monument was inspired by Kazakh folklore and the 1969 archaeological discovery of an 18 year old Second or Third Century BC Saka or Scythian noble buried in a golden suit of armor with a sizable hoard of gold, earning him the moniker "Golden Man" ({{lang-ru|Zolotoi Chelovek}}).<ref name="KazakhWorld"/><ref name="Kazakhwonders"/>

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[[Category:Statues in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Almaty]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Almaty]]