Russia
Mamayev Kurgan Memorial Complex
"To the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad” is a Soviet WWII memorial on Mamayev Kurgan hill in Volgograd. It consist of an ensemble of stone sculptures, culminating in the colossal statue "The Motherland Calls!” It commemorates the Battle of Stalingrad from 1942-1943, in which 2 million soldiers participated. The memorial was constructed between 1959 and 1967, and its main statue of a woman stepping forward with a raised sword was the tallest in the world at the time.
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- Mamayev Kurgan Memorial Complex "To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" (ID: 5936)
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- Russia
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On tentative list 2014
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