Park of Eternal Glory

The Park of Eternal Glory (Ukrainian: Парк Вічної Слави, romanized: Park Vichnoyi Slavy) is a park in Kyiv, Ukraine. It is located between Lavrska Street and the Dnieper Descent, and is surrounded by the Old Kyiv-Pecherska fortress, and the Glory Square.

Park of Eternal Glory
Location Kyiv, Ukraine
Coordinates50°26′20″N 30°33′16″E
Created1894 (1894)
StatusAll year

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History

In 1894, the commandant of the Kyiv fortress, Lieutenant General Alexei Anosov began work on streamlining and improvement of this site. In 1957, the Memorial of Eternal Glory was opened inside the park. In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, the Alley of hero cities, which leads from Lavra street to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, was formed. In 1984, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Ukraine from the Nazi invaders, the park was reconstructed.[1] The National Museum "Memorial to Holodomor victims" welcomed its first visitors on 22 November 2008.[2]

References
  1. "Парк вечной славы | Куда пойти, что посмотреть, где отдохнуть в Киеве". zametkin.kiev.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  2. "Museum's History". memorialholodomor.org.ua. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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