Zourab Constantinovitch Tsereteli is a Russian sculptor and architect. He is famous for his statue of Peter the Great, which is 94 meters tall, and the Birth of the new world, a 110 meters bronze statue depicting Christopher Colombus.
Even tho Tsereteli has been heavily criticized throughout the duration of his career, with public opinion heavily shaped by his involvement with the Russian government, the United States accepted his gift as a memorial to the victims of the attacks. This gift was-- *changement de diapo*