Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill is a large memorial complex with an area of 135 hectares dedicated to the victory in the Great Patriotic War. The complex is located in the western part of Moscow, between Kutuzovsky Prospekt and Minskaya Street.
Victory Park is one of the favorite places to relax for both Muscovites and guests of the capital. The park has a large number and variety of attractions for children and adults (luna park), an autodrome, a virtual cinema, rental of electric cars, rollerblades, bicycles, tents with souvenirs, cotton candy and popcorn, as well as cafes and restaurants. In addition, sightseeing tours on a road train are available for everyone.
The park area is filled with a large number of well-groomed lawns and flower beds. Some of them are made in the form of clocks, ribbons or inscriptions. One of the main attractions of Poklonnaya Gora and the main landmark for visitors is the world's largest flower clock. The diameter of their dial is 10 meters, the length of the hour and minute hands is 3.5 and 4.5 meters, respectively. Almost 8,000 flowers are planted on the clock each year.
Huge flower clock, dial diameter is 10 meters, © Margarita Kushnirenko
Also, walking along the main alley, you can get to a magnificent terrace with fountains. At night, the fountains are illuminated, creating a magical look. There are a total of five terraces in the park - this number is a symbol of five years of hostilities, and the total number of fountains symbolizes the number of days of the Great Patriotic War.
The presence in the park of separate paths for movement and areas with good, even surface attracts a large number of cyclists, rollerbladers and skateboarders to Poklonnaya Gora, who like to hone their skills and tricks here.
Historical monuments, a museum, an exhibition of military equipment, an amusement park, rental of bicycles and rollerblades, combined with gorgeous landscapes, make Victory Park one of the most popular recreation spots in Moscow for the whole family, where everyone will find something to their liking.
View of Kutuzovsky Prospekt from the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War, © Margarita Kushnirenko
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History of Poklonnaya Gora
The first mentions of Poklonnaya Hill date back to 1368-1370, or more precisely to the time of the Lithuanian-Moscow War. In 1368, the Lithuanian prince Olgerd set out on his first campaign against Moscow, and if you believe the chronicles, he did not succeed - after standing for three days under the walls of the Moscow Kremlin, he set off on the return journey. Then, in 1591, it was on Poklonnaya Hill that the Crimean Khan of Gaza II Giray, who also wanted to conquer Moscow, stopped and turned back. But the most famous tourist who made his mark here was, of course, Napoleon, who sat and waited for the keys to the city to be brought to him, then, however, he also went home. If you look at the history of Poklonnaya Gora, it turns out that everyone who came to Russia during the war and stayed on Poklonnaya Gora returned back without a slurp - just some kind of unique place!
