Памятники Москвы

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Памятники Москвы.

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Monument to Minin and Pozharsky
It was established in 1818 to mark the 200th anniversary of
the victory of the Russian militia over the invaders. The first
monument of the capital.

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Victory Monument
It is part of the Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora. The height
of the Victory Monument is 141.8 meters. The figure is not
accidental: the Great Patriotic War lasted 1418 days and
nights.

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Monument to Peter I
It was erected on an artificial island of the Moskva River in
1997. The total height is 98 meters, the figure of Peter
himself is 18 meters. One of the tallest monuments in the
country. The author is Zurab Tsereteli.

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Monument to Alexander Pushkin
It was opened in 1880. It was originally located on Strastnaya Square,
which was later renamed Pushkin Square. There were several variants
of the monument. We stopped at the project of A. Opekushin.

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The Triumphal Gate
In 1837, the first arch was built of wood on Tverskaya Zastava Square.
Its creation was timed to celebrate the anniversary of the victory over
Napoleon's troops.

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Monument to Vladimir the Great
It was erected on Borovitskaya Square in 2016. S. Shcherbakov was
responsible for the project. The height is 17.5 meters. The monument
was consecrated by Patriarch Kirill.

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Памятник Юрию Долгорукому
Year of installation – 1954, location – Tverskaya Square. Sculpture group
– S. Orlov, N. Strain, A. Antropov. Since it is not known what the prince
looked like, the monument represents a mighty hero sitting on a horse.

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Monument to Marshal Zhukov
Appeared on Manezhnaya Square in 1995. The authors are V. Klykov and
Y. Grigoriev. The height is 6 meters. The marshal is depicted on a horse,
as he appeared at the first Moscow parade.

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The Tsar Bell
It was first mentioned in 1737. It is located on the territory of the
Kremlin on Ivanovskaya Square. It was never installed on the temple. It
was cast in a special pit not far from the place where it is still located.