Poklonnaya Hill

Poklonnaya Gora (

Setun River until one of the summits was razed in 1987. Since 1936, the area has been part of Moscow, and it now contains the Victory Park, with many tanks and other vehicles that were used during World War II

on display.

Historically, the hill had great strategic importance, as it commanded the best view of the capital of

Kremlin

to be brought to him by Russians.

Victory Park

In the 1960s, the

Osip Bove, was relocated and reconstructed here in 1968. A loghouse in which Mikhail Kutuzov presided over the Fili Conference, which decided to abandon Moscow, to the enemy, was designated a national monument. The huge panorama "Battle of Borodino" by Franz Roubaud

(1910–1912) was installed here in 1962.

The Victory Park [ru] and the Square of Victors are important parts of the outdoor museum. In 1987, the hill was levelled to the ground, and in the 1990s an obelisk was added with a statue of Nike, and a monument of Saint George slaying the dragon, both of which were designed by Zurab Tsereteli. The obelisk's height is exactly 141.8 metres (465 ft), which is 10 centimetres (3.9 in) for every day of the war. A golden-domed Orthodox church was erected on the hilltop in 1993-1995, followed by a memorial mosque and the Holocaust Memorial Synagogue.

At the 60th

V-Day celebrations in 2005, Russia President Vladimir Putin inaugurated 15 extravagant bronze columns, symbolizing the main fronts and navies of the Red Army during World War II

.

Structures

Sculpture of St. George Slaying the Dragon
St. George's Church.
The memorial mosque
Eternal Flame
The memorial synagogue

War museum

Since the 1980s, the hill also includes the monumental museum to the Soviet victory during the

Great Patriotic War. The main building of the museum was constructed between 1983 and 1995. The Hall of Glory holds reliefs of the 12 Soviet Hero Cities, and on its marmor walls are inscribed the names of several thousand Heroes of the Soviet Union

that were awarded during the war. The Hall of Remembrance downstairs contains books of remembrance with the names of more than 26 million Soviet war dead.

Vehicles

A
Kegresse P107 half-track that was captured and used by the Wehrmacht, displayed in the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow
, Poklonnaya Hill Victory Park

Tracks of a
Kegresse P107 half-track that was captured and used by the Wehrmacht, displayed in the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow
, Poklonnaya Hill Victory Park

T-44 displayed in the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow, Poklonnaya Hill Victory Park
Su-76i displayed in the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow, Poklonnaya Hill Victory Park
T48 57 mm GMC / SU-57 based on the
M3 Half-track in the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow
, Poklonnaya Hill Victory Park

References

^ http://www.advantour.com/russia/moscow/interesting-places/poklonnaya-gora.htm

External links

Report in English on exhibits at Moscow Victory Park
Paying respect to Russia's heroes... (in English)
Satellite photos of:

55°43′54″N 37°30′24″E / 55.73167°N 37.50667°E / 55.73167; 37.50667

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