Monument to the Conquerors of Space!
Monument to the Conquerors of Space!
Built in 1964 just at the entrance to the All-Russias evhibition, teh VDNKh, this is an
extraordinary monument housing a full museum in the mound beneath. It is all clad in
shiny stainless steel.
In March 1958, a few months after the launch of Sputnik 1, a competition was announced
for the best design of an obelisk celebrating the dawn of the Space Age. Out of some 350
proposals, the design by sculptor A.P. Faidysh-Krandievsky and architects A.N. Kolchin
and M.O. Barshch was chosen. The grand opening of the monument took place on
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