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TRIUMPHAL ARCH IN MOSCOW

 
  TRIUMPHAL ARCH IN MOSCOW  
 

The arch was built 1827-34 by the architect O. Bove and sculptor I. Vitali and originally stood on Tverskaya avenue. In 1936 during reconstruction of that square it was torn down to facilitate traffic. The original sculpted panels are preserved and can be seen on the grounds of the Donskoy Monastery. Those panels lined the inner gallerys of the arch had the guards' regiments memorialized in commemoration of Kutuzov's defeat of Napoleon. In 1968 it was rebuilt at its present location in Victory square by architect V. Libson. The design is based on Roman triumphal arches. The height is 28 meters. Bove's alegorical female figures symbolize victory and the warriors in ancient armor symbolize power. On the frieze are heraldric shields of Russian cities.

 
     

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