The inscription on his gravestone, which was erected in 1994, was conceived by Tarkovsky's wife, Larisa, reads: To the man who saw the Angel.
ðɪ ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən ˌɔn hɪz ɡɹˈeɪvstoʊn, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪɹˈɛktᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, wʌz kənsˈiːvd baɪ tɑːɹkˈɑːvskiz wˈaɪf, lˈɑːɹɹɪsə, ɹˈiːdz: tə ðə mˈæn hˌuː sˈɔː ðɪ ˈeɪndʒəl.