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Victory Monument
- July 12, 2006
- Rated 5 of 5 by
Wasatch from heber ctity, Utah
The Victory Monument was a special place at night. Covering 22 acres, the centerpiece of the Monument are the 1,400 fountains, representing the number of days Hitler’s Army was in Russia during the Great Patriotic War. At night, the fountains are lit in red from below, symbolizing the Russian blood shed during the war.
Victory monument also contains a large WWII war museum, three churches representing Russia’s three religions (Judaism, Protestantism, and Orthodoxy), a memorial obelisk 465 feet high, and a large floral clock.
Victory Monument is on one of the highest hills in Moscow, where, according to historical legend, travelers leaving or returning to Moscow would stop and say a prayer for their journey or safe return.
Astride Kutuzovskiy Prospect, at the downhill end of Victory Monument, is the Arch of Triumph, erected to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon in the Patriotic War 1812.
We visited at night, which is not to be missed, but a daytime visit would also have been worthwhile, since the buildings are closed at night. As we were walking along the fountains, there was a fireworks display nearby that added to the impressive scene.
From journal Moscow--Russia’s Showpiece Capital