Victory Square, Saint Petersburg

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Victory Square in Saint Petersburg is a major commemorative plaza and transport hub on the city’s southern approach, known for its prominent World War II memorials and monumental Soviet-era architecture.

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Victory Square, Saint Petersburg canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public square
war memorial complex
category Soviet military memorials
Squares in Saint Petersburg
World War II memorials in Russia
commemorates Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War
World War II
country Russia
dedicatedTo Siege of Leningrad
surface form: defenders of Leningrad
eraOfConstruction Soviet era
hasArchitecturalStyle Soviet monumental architecture
hasCoordinateRegion southern Saint Petersburg
hasEternalFlame yes
hasFunction commemorative plaza
transport hub
hasNameInRussian Park Pobedy
surface form: Площадь Победы
hasNearbyStation Moskovskaya metro station
hasPart Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad
eternal flame
memorial hall
memorial obelisk
memorial sculptures
locatedIn Moskovsky District of Saint Petersburg
surface form: Moskovsky District, Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
locatedNear Pulkovo Airport
locatedOn southern approach to Saint Petersburg
significance key site of World War II remembrance in Saint Petersburg
major southern gateway to Saint Petersburg
traversedBy Moskovsky Prospekt
Pulkovo Highway
surface form: Pulkovskoye Highway
usedFor commemorative events
official ceremonies
public gatherings

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Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad locatedAt Victory Square, Saint Petersburg
Moscow Avenue, Saint Petersburg hasLandmark Victory Square, Saint Petersburg