Almaty monuments are works of art, mostly monuments, installed in Almaty, Kazakhstan to commemorate people or historical events.

History The state list of monuments of history and culture of national importance of Almaty city was approved by the Kazakh SSR Government Decree No. 38, January 26, 1982. The list of monuments of local importance was approved by decision No. 2/35 of the executive committee of the Almaty City Council of People's Deputies on January 26, 1984. Several additions were made in 1985–1988. In these years, the number of monuments located around the city of Almaty and protected by the state, according to the state list, was 77 units. On December 30, 2011 the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan adopted Decree No. 1672 "On deprivation of status of historical and cultural monuments of local importance to the city of Almaty and their exclusion from the State List of historical and cultural monuments of local importance. According to this decree 35 monuments are excluded from the state list of historical and cultural monuments of local importance because of complete physical loss and loss of historical and cultural value. Of these, 11 are architectural monuments: the former airport, the Medeu hotel, the house of merchant Murov, the Sofia church, the house of Hodjaev, the office of the Governor-General, the building of the Semirechensk Regional Department of Nationalities Affairs, the building of the railway station of Almaty-1 station, a department store, the club-theater of the Kazakh SSR NKVD, the house of gardener Breusov; nine monuments of monumental art: two monuments to V. Lenin, a monument to Sergey Kirov, a bust of L. P. Emelev, a bust of P. Vinogradov, a monument to the fighters of the October Revolution, a monument to M. Frunze, a monument and a bust of M. Kalinin; also 15 archaeological monuments: mounds located in the districts of Uljan, Kokkainar, Stroitel, Zarya Vostoka. In 2006, the city had 133 monuments of history and culture, 87 of architecture and 46 of monumental art, of which 30 were of national importance.

The newest monument in Almaty is the Statue of Unity, erected in March 2026. It commemorates a human-chain-dog-rescue in a channel (Big Almaty River) that feeds Sayran Reservoir. The rescue was filmed and became a viral video in 2016. The sculptor is Yerbosyn Meldibekov ().

List of monuments by city districts

Almaly district Image Name and location DescriptionMonument-bust to the pilot S. D. Luganskiy, twice Hero of the Soviet Union (Abylai Khan Ave., between Aiteke Bi St. and Gogol St.)Installed in 1947 by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 1, 1944. Sculptor – N.I. Pavlov, architect – I.I. Belotserkovsky. The bust is made of bronze, mounted on a pedestal lined with grey granite. Monument-bust to the writer and playwright Mukhtar Auezov (the square to the east of the Abay Opera and Ballet Theater)Installed in 1967. Sculptor – T.S. Dosmagambetov, architect – M. Mendikulov. Molten from cast iron, the pedestal is made of gray granite of rectangular shape. There is a stepped stylobate Monument-bust to akyn poet Zhambyl (the square to the west of the Abay Opera and Ballet Theater)Installed in 1971. Sculptor – H.I. Nauryzbaev, architect – M. Mendikulov. The monument-bust with a height of 2.3 m is made in one piece with a pedestal of gray granite. The sculptural image conveys the image of an akyn at the moment of creative stateMonument to M.O. Auezov (On Abay Avenue in front of the Kazakh Drama Theatre named after M.O. Auezov)The monument was opened in 1980. Sculptor – E.A. Sergebaev, architects – O.Zh. Baimurzaev, A.S. Kainarbaev. Made of bronze, the pedestal – of dark grey granite. The writer is sitting in an armchair in a thoughtful pose, with a book in his right hand. The monument conveys the complex and manifold inner world of Auezov. Monument-bust to revolutionary and writer Sabir Sharipov (public garden at the intersection of Karasai Batyr Street and Seyfullin Avenue)Installed in 1980. Sculptor – P.I. Shorokhov. Cast in bronze, pedestal is made of granite. The height is 3.8 m.Monument to A. Moldagulova and M. Mametova, Heroes of the Soviet Union (Square in front the KBTU building between Tolebi and Bogenbai Batyr Streets)The opening of the monument took place on October 25, 1997, at the ceremony attended by the President of Kazakhstan, members of the government. Sculptor – Satybaldin K. K., architects – T. Yeraliev, V. Sidorov, designer – M. E. Erkenov. The pedestal depicts two Gold Stars of Hero of the Soviet Union and the names of the girls in Kazakh language: "Әлия" and "Мәншүк". The plot of the monument is conventional, as Aliya and Manshuk did not even know each other. The monument is installed on the site of the monument to Lenin. Monument-bust to the writer and poet Sabit Mukanov (Square at the intersection of Tolebi and Mukanov Street)The monument was unveiled in 2000 (by the centenary of the writer) as part of the anniversary celebrations under the auspices of UNESCO. Architect: T. Janysbekov. Bronze bust. Three-stepped stylobate on the site. The pedestal is rectangular in the form of a prismatic stele, flanked by narrow rectangular plates. On the obverse is a text, carved in shallow relief. The height of the monument is 2 m. Monument to party and statesman Temirbek Zhurgenev (In front of the Academy of Arts)Opened on December 6, 2001. Sculptor – E. A. Sergebaev. Installed in front of the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T.K. Zhurgenov.Monument to Indian politician Mahatma Gandhi (the park in the square of Shevchenko, Gagarina, Dzhambul and Zharokov streets)The monument was installed in October 2003. Sumitra Kulkarni, granddaughter of Gandhi, attended the opening ceremony. The monument was initiated by the Indian Embassy, which financed its installation as part of the India Days in Kazakhstan. The author of the monument was Gautam Pal, a sculptor from Mumbai. By its appearance it is a copy of the Moscow monument to Mahatma Gandhi of the same author, opened on 8 July 1988 in Indira Gandhi square.Raimbek Batyr Mausoleum (on Raimbek Ave.)Opened in 1994 at the burial place of the batyr.Monument to the repressed akyn Turmagambet Iztleuov (square on Kabanbai Batyr Street, corner of Nauryzbai Batyr Street)Established November 2, 2007 to the 125th anniversary of the repressed akyn, who was born in 1882 in modern Kyzylorda region, shot by the NKVD in 1939. Monument to Uyghur composer and teacher Kuddus Kuzhamyarov (intersection of Karasai Batyr St., former Vinogradov St. and Nauryzbai Batyr St. near the Uigur Theater)The monument was opened in July 2008, sculptor – Magamed Abdullaev, architect – Arkin Mametbakiev.The monument to the Kazakh akyn of the 19th century, Kurmangazy (in front of the Kazakh National Conservatory on Ablay-Khan Avenue)The monument was opened on April 18, 2012, sculptor T. BinashevMemorial to Denis Ten (the intersection of Baiseitova and Kurmangazy streets)Opened in 2019. Sculptor: Matvey Makushkin. On the granite pedestal are carved lines from Denis' poem and his sporting achievements.Monument to Askar Tokpanov (Panfilov street corner of Bogenbai Batyr street)Askar Tokpanov – the first professional Kazakh theater director, founder of the school of theater skills (Zhurgenovka). Installed in 2015. Sculptor: Yesken Sergebaev.Monument to the victims of the famine of 1931–1933 (Naryzbai Batyra street corner of Karasai Batyra street)The year of opening – 2017. Authors: Dulat Usenbaev, Aidos Burkitbaev and Kanat Beguliev.

Auezov district Image Name and location DescriptionMonument to Lenin (originally located in a public garden on the Astana Square, now located in a public garden behind the Sary-Arka cinema) The monument was opened on November 7, 1957 in Lenin Square (now Astana Square). In 1997 it was moved to the square behind the cinema "Sary-Arka". Sculptor – E. Vuchetich, architect – I. Belotserkovsky. The height is 12 meters, made of bronze and red granite. The monument depicts Vladimir Lenin at the moment of his speech to the people. Monument to the Fighters of the October Revolution (originally on Pushkin Street, the intersection with Raimbek Avenue, now in a park near the Sary-Arka movie theater)Installed in 1967 to the 50th anniversary of the Revolution. Sculptor – N.S. Zhuravlev, architects – I.I. Tokar, B.P. Voronin. The height is 5,9 meters. The monument is in the form of multifigured sculptural group, depicting fighters for Soviet power in Semirechye. The composition includes a plaque with the inscription: "Your eternal feat will live forever in the hearts of grateful descendants". The pedestal is faced with red granite. It was dismantled in the summer of 2012 and moved to the square behind the "Sary-Arka" cinema.Monument to M. V. Frunze (the square behind the cinema "Sary-Arka")Installed in 1967 in a square on Kabanbay Batyr Street, corner of Nauryzbai Batyr Street, in February 2007, moved to the square behind the movie theater "Sary-Arka". Sculptor – A. Isaev, architect – I. Belotserkovsky. Made of bronze, a pedestal of complex configuration – from gray granite. The height is 4.5 m.Monument-bust to P.M. Vinogradov (public garden at the intersection of Karasay Batyr street (former Vinogradov) and Nauryzbai Batyr street (former Dzerzhinsky), now located in the park at the Sary-Arka cinema)The bust was installed in 1956. Sculptor – B.I. Urmanche. The 1,7 m high bust is cast in bronze, cone-shaped polished pedestal is made of red granite. Built in memory of the Bolshevik revolutionary Pavel Vinogradov, whose work was associated with the city of Verny. Dismantled in the summer of 2012 and was moved to the square behind the cinema "Sary-Arka". Monument to the revolutionary Lukyan Yemelyov