Adding to the many impressive monuments build in honor and memory of Steve Jobs, a massive new iPhone statue has been unveiled in St. Petersburg, Russia to pay tribute to the well-loved Apple co-founder. The tribute was designed by local native Gleb Tarasov, and plays back a slideshow with photos and video from Jobs’ life (via RIA Novosti, TUAW.
![Jobs iPhone Statue 1](http://www.mactrast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Jobs-iPhone-Statue-1.jpg)
The monument is on display in the courtyard of the St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, and is the result of a competition between 200 entrants held last year by the Progress IT Fund to select a designer to create the tribute.
![Monument to Steve Jobs opens in St. Petersburg, Russia](http://www.mactrast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Jobs-iPhone-Statue-2.jpg)
The back of the monument features a giant QR code, which takes viewers to a Steve Jobs memorial website when scanned.