Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow

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The Museum of the Great Patriotic War, also known as the Victory Museum (Russian: Музей Победы, romanized: Muzey Pobedy),[1] is a history museum located in Moscow at Poklonnaya Gora. The building was designed by architect Anatoly Polyansky.[2] Work on the museum began on March 3, 1986, and the museum was opened to the public on May 9, 1995.[3] The museum features exhibits and memorials concerning the Eastern Front of World War II, known in Russia as the "Great Patriotic War".

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Museum of the Great Patriotic War
Центральный музей Великой Отечественной войны
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Location in Moscow
Established9 May 1995
Location10 Brothers Fonchenko St, Moscow, Russian Federation, 121170
Coordinates55°43′50″N 37°30′14″E
TypeHistory museum
Collection size75,090 items
Visitors700,000 - 800,000 per year
DirectorAlexandr Shkolnik
CuratorAndrey Fetisov
Public transit accessPark Pobedy, Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line
Websitehttps://victorymuseum.ru/
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Exhibits

The museum features 14,143 square meters of exhibit space for permanent collections and an additional 5,500 square meters for temporary exhibits.[3] Near the entry to the museum is the Hall of Commanders, which features a decorative "Sword and Shield of Victory" and bronze busts of recipients of the Order of Victory, the highest military honor awarded by the Soviet Union.

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The Hall of Commanders
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Nikol Pashinyan at the Museum.

Setting

The museum is set in Victory Park, a 2,424-hectare park on Poklonnaya Hill. The park features a large, paved plaza, fountains, and open space where military vehicles, cannons, and other apparatus from World War II are displayed.[3] Also in the park are the Holocaust Memorial Synagogue,[4] the Church of St. George, the Moscow Memorial Mosque, a triumphal arch, an obelisk, and a number of sculptures.

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