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City news, 18.12.2001 18:52

Chariot of Glory is opened.

The Chariot of Glory – the sculptural composition decorating the Triumphal Arch of the General Staff The Chariot of Glory – the sculptural composition decorating the Triumphal Arch of the General Staff – has been opened after restoration.

Almost a year ago, on the New Year night, the well-known chariot, created by Vasily Demut-Malinovsky and Stepan Pimenov in commemoration of the Patriotic War 1812-1814, was seriously damaged as a result of fire that had broken out during festival fireworks.

Photo by S. Tyagin, Interpress



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