“White Bride” appeared on the Gelendzhik embankment only recently, in 2010, but has already become a symbol of the city and a favorite tourist attraction. The symbolism lies in the origin of the name - Gelendzhik is translated from Turkish as “white bride”. This seaside town was given that name because it was from here that the Turks took beautiful women of the mountain peoples to their harems.
However, these days no one except historians remembers the Turkish raids for fair-skinned slave girls or the true, sad meaning of the city's name. Today Gelendzhik is compared to a bride because there are many fruit trees here that in spring dress the streets in snow-white attire.
Besides, a bride in a white dress is always beautiful and touching; it means celebration, carefree happiness, and the beginning of a new, wonderful life. The “White Bride” monument symbolizes this whole range of joyful feelings, which is a perfect match for a vacation by the blue sea.
The girl in a wedding dress is rendered in the manner of ancient Greek statues: a graceful pose, a swan-like neck, and classical facial features. The beauty is quite tall - over two meters - and stands on a triple pedestal, so the bride is clearly visible both from the sea and from other points along the embankment.
