Millennium of Russia, Bronze memorial in Veliky Novgorod, Russia
The monument features 129 individual statues arranged in multiple tiers around a bell-shaped pedestal, crowned with a globus cruciger at 15.7 meters high.
Emperor Alexander II unveiled this monument in 1862 to mark one thousand years since Rurik's arrival, which established the foundation of Russian statehood.
The sculptures depict rulers, military leaders, writers, and artists, including Pushkin and Lermontov, representing different periods of Russian civilization through the centuries.
Located in the Novgorod Kremlin, the memorial weighs 100 tons and sits on sixteen granite blocks, each weighing more than 35 tons.
German forces dismantled the monument during World War II for transportation to Germany, but the plan failed, leading to its restoration in 1944.
Location: Veliky Novgorod
Inception: 1862
Architectural style: Byzantine Revival architecture
Height: 15.7 m
Made from material: bronze
Part of: Novgorod Kremlin
GPS coordinates: 58.52113,31.27529
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:19
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