Victory monument
Description:
In 1975, the construction of a monumental complex in honor of the victory of the Soviet people over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War was completed on Victory Square. In the center of his sculptural group, symbolizing the unity of the front and rear at that heroic time. The sculptor of the monument - B.S. Gorbunov, architects - N.N. Istomin and N.I. Sidorkin. Here, the obelisk raised to a height of 30 meters a repeatedly enlarged copy of the Order of Victory. The eternal flame of glory, burning at the monument, is lit from eternal fire on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. According to the established tradition, veterans of the Great Patriotic War come here on the Victory Day. Here meet front-line friends, fellow soldiers. From here, the units of cadets of Ryazan military schools leave in slender columns for the traditional holiday of combat song. On holidays at the foot of the monument there are always live flowers.