The Motherland Calls, Monument in Volgograd, Russia
The Motherland Calls is a colossal statue in Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia.
It was constructed in 1967 to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad.
The statue is seen as a symbol of the Great Patriotic War and is often used in a patriotic context in Russia.
The monument is part of the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad complex, which also includes a panorama museum.
It is the tallest statue in Europe and the tallest statue of a woman in the world.
Location: Volgograd
Inception: 1959
Architects: Iakov Bielopolski, Veniamine Demine
Creator: Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich, Nikolai Nikitin
Official opening: October 15, 1967
Height: 85 m
Material: concrete, wire rope
Website: stalingrad-battle.ru
Sources: Wikimedia, OpenStreetMap
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