马马耶夫山古迹

马马耶夫山古迹印象

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  STOELSVIK

  This hill is where the battle of stalingrad happend. The hill overlooks the Hole of Stalingrad in everything angle. Stalingrad or as it is called today Volgograd is a wide city thats around 30km long. Ontop of this hill you have the motherland statue with her sword, this statue is the worlds biggest. This memorial is wast, a lot of big monuments, walls, and areas where you can get a glimse of the grandness it onde was. Off course the battle of Stalingrad went on for about 6 months where somewhere between 1 mill to 1.3 mill pepper died. Mostly Russians and and the biggest turningpoint of the outcome of the 2nd world war. We came by metro from the center and humper off when we sak the park with the statues. Its not easy to know what everything symbolises but if you Ask after a english speaking guide there might be someone that can take you around. This helps a lot and dosent set you back more that 500 rupees/17,18 US. You also have the eternal flame where the guards is always watching to comemorate the komrads that fell in the battle. Volgograd as a tourist destination is all about this place.

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  allen184

  Never thought I would have the opportunity to visit such a place. An outstanding experience for anyone with any interest in WW2

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  Walnutcrumble

  While surprisingly run down in places, overall this monument is breath taking, along with the Russian Guards and grave of Vasiliy Zaitsev, the sniper.

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  860annab860

  I recommend to see the moment, when guards of honor are changing-every 2 hour I think. Monument is great, also you can visit little but very interesting war historical monument Rossoshki - it is 35 km from airport by car.

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  Damian120

  It was a beautiful day in September 2014 when we visited this historic site and it's a place that is almost beyond words. The view from the top is spectacular with a commanding vista of Volgograd and the Volga. If you have the opportunity visit at night too as it's even more impressive in the dark with the spotlights amped up. The site is accessible via the trams or the underground metro that runs under Lenin boulevard.

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  904ronb

  This is a must see for a trip to Russia. This hill is a moving spiritual experience, especially when you think of all the lives spent in the battle for Stalingrad.

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  Don154943

  Excellent monument. You can see the statue from many miles away. As you get closer, it gets larger and larger. Best site to see in volgograd, great insight into ww2

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  stojang2015

  Every monument has his own story and in all of them you can feel pride and pain. They are made grealy and they look simply perfect

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  Blacktarriversblog

  Volgograd is huge, but for such a large city it has little to offer. However, these monuments are an absolute must. They're worth the trip alone.Having just a passing knowledge of history, I was aware of the siege of Stalingrad and the amazing efforts of the soldiers/residents in fighting off the Nazi invasion. Even then, I was moved by these monuments honouring that effort. Russia does good statues, that's safe to say, but these were something else. Huge reliefs of fighting soldiers carved out of rock faces are just part of the complex. The underground dome housing the eternal flame was a surprise that left me contemplative and moved.This really is one of those places everyone affected directly or indirectly by WW2 must visit.

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  Scarymamma

  We were in Volgograd for a wedding and a trip to Mamayev Kurgen is a must.It is an enormous monument on a small hill in Volgograd, overlooking the Volga to the Battle of Stalingrad in WW2. The hill is one of the highest points in the area and was one of the most important strategic sites during the battle and was fought over bitterly. Tens of thousands of bodies are still entombed in the hill.The monument is made up of 4 aspects. The first at the bottom is a water feature with a sculpture depcting a man rising from the earth. You then walk up the steps from the bottom of the monument to the statue of 'Mother Russia' at the top. The section you walk through is a high relief depiction of the battle with sound effects.There is also the Hall of Heroes, guarded by Russian soldiers and housing the Eternal flame, with the names of the dead soldiers on the walls.The monument is crowned with Mamayev Kurgen herself - an enormous Greek style sculpture of a woman (Mother Russia), raised sword in hand, calling to her people and striding forwards (into battle).Like all monuments of this sort, you can't fail to be moved when you reflect on the sheer number of lives lost (on both sides).