Покорителям космоса
( Monument to the Conquerors of Space )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 starting rocket that rises on its exhaust plume.
The monument is 107 metres (351 feet) tall, has 77° incline, and is made of titanium. The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics is located inside the base of the monument.
Photographies by:
Денис Пономарев - CC BY-SA 4.0
Tiraspolsky - CC BY-SA 4.0
Vyacheslav Argenberg - CC BY 4.0
Gennady Grachev from Moscow, Russia - CC BY 2.0
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