Victory Park (Moscow)

Victory Park
Interactive map of Victory Park
Type	Memorial Park
Location	Moscow, Russia
Coordinates	55.73167°N 37.50667°E / 55.73167; 37.50667
Status	State-Protected

Victory Park (Russian: Парк Победы) is one of the largest memorial complexes in Russia, with an area of 135 hectares. The park is dedicated to the USSR's victory on the Eastern Front of World War II. It is located in the Western Administrative Okrug of Moscow, on Poklonnaya Hill. It was opened on May 9, 1995, for the 50th anniversary of Victory Day.

History

Poklonnaya Hill

The site before the park was laid out, as seen in an aerial photograph from July 1941.

Modernity

In 2014, the territory of Victory Park came under the control of the Moscow Department of Culture in the form of a subordinate organization: the State Autonomous Cultural Institution of Moscow "Poklonnaya Gora."

The Victory Museum hosts an annual "Night of the Arts" event, during which the museum can be visited free of charge.

Attractions

The monument was erected on June 22, 1995, at the intersection of Kutuzovsky Prospekt and Minskaya Street. It consists of a granite pedestal with three warriors: a богатырем from Ancient Rus', a guardsman from the war of 1812, and a soldier from the Great Patriotic War. They stand on an artificial hill, in front of which flowers are planted, forming the inscription "'Rus'."

Memorial Mosque, 2014