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13Monuments

Minsk Hero City Obelisk

Date: 1985
Architect: Viktar Kramarenka
Protection: Cultural heritage of Belarus
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Minsk Hero City Obelisk is a 45 meter tall monument in the shape of an obelisk located on Victors Avenue in Minsk, Belarus. The Obelisk is dedicated to the fact that Minsk was declared a Hero City on 26 June 1974 for its people’s bravery during the Nazi occupation that lasted for 1,100 days. The Obelisk was opened in 1985, commemorating the 40th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War.

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