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Park of Eternal Glory

Park of Eternal Glory
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Location Ukraine Kiev, Ukraine
Coordinates 50°26′20″N 30°33′16″E / 50.43889°N 30.55444°E / 50.43889; 30.55444Coordinates: 50°26′20″N 30°33′16″E / 50.43889°N 30.55444°E / 50.43889; 30.55444
Created 1894 (1894)
Status All year

The Park of Eternal Glory (Ukrainian: Парк Вічної Слави, translit. Park Vichnoyi Slavy) is a park in Kiev, Ukraine. It is located between Lavrska Street and the Dnieper Descent, and is surrounded by the Old Kiev-Pecherska fortress, and the Glory Square ().

In 1894, the commandant of the Kiev fortress, Lieutenant General Alexei Anosov began work on streamlining and improvement of this site. In 1957, the Memorial of Eternal Glory was opened inside the park. In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany in 1975, the Alley of hero cities, which leads from Lavra street to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, was formed. In 1984, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Ukraine from the Nazi invaders, the park was reconstructed. The National Museum "Memorial to Holodomor victims" welcomed its first visitors on 22 November 2008.


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