Chapel-monument to the heroes of Plevna
Description:
The building, which contains a monument and a chapel, is dedicated to the feat of Russian soldiers who participated in the siege of Plevna during the Russian-Turkish War of 1877-1878.
A monument was installed in the Ilyinsky Square of Moscow at the suggestion of the Moscow Archaeological Society, as well as the soldier-officer asset of the Grenadier Corps, located in the ancient capital.
It was the initiators who were able to collect the necessary amount of money for the manufacture and installation of the monument in the amount of 50 thousand rubles.
The authors of the project of the chapel-monument were: military engineer A.I. Lyashkin and sculptor V.I. Sherwood. The monument amazes with its monumentality and colorful decoration.
You can get to the monument with the help of the metro (Kita-city).