Why aren’t these Brīvības piemineklis’s three stars rusting?

18 comments

1. Idk protective coating ? (Correct me if I am wrong)

2. It’s gold coated and gold don’t rust or corrode in any other way.

3. Its gold coated and time to time restored.

4. Because freedom is eternal!

5. I assume they’re also made of copper, which gets green rather than rusts. Plus they are regilded from time to time

6. I don’t think they are gold coated, typically gold-like color is TiN (titanium nitride) coating that is used for corrosion-protection. At least that’s the way the domes of churches are “gilded”.

7. Tagad es zinu, ka Mildai ir netīras plaukstas

8. Skaistums nerūs

9. It’s made of something that doesn’t rust

10. They know it’s illegal to rust.

11. Gold does not rust. There are 13 kg pure gold up there as far I know.

12. “Our stars don’t rust”

    (compare to US motto “these colors don’t run”)

13. Latvian looks like such a weird language xd

14. Magic

15. I thought old Riga was a no fly zone?

16. Ancient Latvian magic. You jealous?

17. Gold never rusts

18. Viņas tak tīra bieži.