Triumphal Arch of Moscow
55°44′12.3″N 37°31′11.7″E / 55.736750°N 37.519917°E
The third and the oldest surviving
The arch was built in brick and lined with
To the blessed memory of Alexander I who raised from ashes and adorned with many memorials of paternal care this former capital that had been committed to the mercy of fire during the invasion of the Gauls and twelve other nations.
The arch was dismantled in 1936 as part of Joseph Stalin's reconstruction of downtown Moscow. Vitali's sculptures were then put on exhibit at an architectural museum on the grounds of the former Donskoy Monastery. After the Second World War, there were plans to rebuild the structure in front of the Belorussky railway station.[3]
The current arch was built to Bove's original designs in 1966–68 in the middle of
See also
References
- ^ "Триумфальная арка в Москве". www.museum.ru. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ "Календарь культуры. 20 сентября 1834 г. - Триумфальные ворота в честь побед российского воинства в 1812, 1813 и 1814". cultcalend.ru. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ ""Архитектурныйвестник" № 3 (90) 2006". www.archvestnik.ru. Archived from the original on 6 August 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
External links
- Media related to Triumphal Arch of Moscow at Wikimedia Commons