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The statue was unveiled last year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's 108 minute journey to space, and is placed on a spot where crowds gathered to greet Gagarin on a visit to the UK in July 1961.
For more, see http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/jul/14/yuri-gagarin-statue-unveiled-london
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