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The Rumyantsev Obelisk (Russian: Румянцевский обелиск) is a granite obelisk located in Saint Petersburg. It is at the centre of Rumyantsev Square [ ru ] , on Vasilyevsky Island , between the Menshikov Palace and the Saint Petersburg Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture .
Leningrad Hero City Obelisk (Russian: Обелиск «Городу-герою Ленинграду») is a monument in the shape of an obelisk located in Vosstaniya Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which was known as Leningrad from 1924 to
The Alexander Garden Obelisk is an obelisk located within the Alexander Garden, near the walls of Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.The obelisk was initially designed by S. A. Vlasev and erected on July 10, 1914, at the entrance of the garden.
Pages in category "Obelisks in Russia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alexander Garden ...
The Monument to the Conquerors of Space (Russian: Монуме́нт «Покори́телям ко́смоса», romanized: Monumént "Pokorítelyam kósmosa", IPA: [mənʊˈmʲent pəkɐˈrʲitʲɪlʲɪm ˈkosməsə]) is a giant obelisk in Moscow built in 1964 to celebrate achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. It depicts a ...
Renowned obelisk "The Center of Asia" (2014) Kyzyl claims to be located exactly in the geographical center of Asia. This claim is disputed. [e] Nevertheless, locals constructed a monument labelled "Center of Asia" in Tuvan, Russian, and English. Tos-Bulak is an area of open fields and mineral springs which lies immediately south of Kyzyl.
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.
The Obelisk of Glory (Russian: Обелиск Славы) is a monument in Tolyatti, Russia located in its Liberty Square dedicated to the soldiers who fought in World War II. History [ edit ]