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Location | Russia |
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Opening date | 1964 |
55°49′22″N 37°38′24″E / 55.82278°N 37.64000°E
The Monument to the Conquerors of Space (Russian: Монуме́нт «Покори́телям ко́смоса», romanized: Monumént "Pokorítelyam kósmosa", IPA: [mənʊˈmʲent pəkɐrʲˈitʲɪlʲɪm ˈkosməsə]) is a giant obelisk erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. It depicts a starting rocket that rises on its exhaust plume.
The monument is 107 metres (351 feet) tall, has 77° incline, and is made of titanium.[1] The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics is located inside the base of the monument.
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