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The Victory MonumentPoklonnaya Hill
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The Victory Monument is a stone obelisk 141,8 m (462 ft) high. It is located in the Victory Park in front of the Central museum of the Great Patriotic War. The height of the monument symbolizes 1418 days and nights of the war time. At the foot of the obelisk there is a statue of Saint George slaying the dragon on a granite pedestal. At the top of the obelisk there is a bronze statue of Nike, Goddess of Victory, and figures of angels glorifying Russian arms.
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Nearby landmarks
The Tsar Bell —
7.2 km
The State Tretyakov Gallery —
7.2 km
The Tsar Cannon —
7.3 km
The Moscow Kremlin —
7.3 km
The State Historical Museum —
7.4 km
Lenin's Mausoleum —
7.5 km
The GUM —
7.5 km
The Monument to Minin and Pozharsky —
7.6 km
The Saint Basil's Cathedral —
7.6 km
Convent of Saint Catherine —
159.7 km
Nearest Airport & Railway Station
Vnukovo Airport (vko) —
19.7 km
Kiyevsky Rail Terminal —
4.0 km
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Note: the distances are calculated through the air.
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