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Memorial "Hill of Glory"
Full name of the monument :

Memorial "Hill of Glory"

Short or non-official name :
Monument "Motherland"
Region :
Cherkasy region
Address of the monument :
Cherkasy, st. Glory
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1977 рік
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
A. F. Ignashchenko, O. S. Renkas, G. N. Kalchenko, E. M. Kuntsevich, B. P. Mykytenko
Architect, architect, sculptor, sculptor, sculptor
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
The height of the earthen hill is 10 m, the diameter of the base is 60 m. The height of the sculpture of the mother woman is 10 m. The dimensions of the high-relief composition are 20.9x2.2 m. The tombstone is 37.0x4.6 m.
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
They gave their lives for the liberation of the city of Cherkasy. Wherever you go, wherever you go, stop here. Worship this dear grave with all your heart. (list of names of fallen heroes)
Language(s) of the text :
Russian
Narrative commemorates :
Honoring the culture of war victims, including memorialization
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
no data available
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Cherkasy City Council
Institution’s website :
https://chmr.gov.ua/ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
"Hill of Glory" is a memorial complex in Ukraine in the city of Cherkasy, erected in memory of the citizens who died during the German-Soviet war. The memorial perpetuates the memory of Cherkasy residents who died on the fronts and soldiers who died fighting for Cherkasy. It was built in 1965 and reconstructed into a complex in 1975.