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SemenCatMonument

Murmansk, Cultural and Park Complex named after O.P. Naydenova, Semenovskoe Lake

In Murmansk amusement park by Semenovsky Lake stands a bronze statue of cat Semen. The cat is shown seated on a bench holding a roadside sack in its paws. This memorial honors a genuine traveler—a cat who became lost in Moscow in 1987 and, after six years, made it to Murmansk, covering approximately two thousand kilometers. The monument was unveiled in 2013 and has since become one of the city's most popular spots for photography.