Close-up of the obelisk topped by Nike and a monument of Saint George slaying the dragon at Victory Park in Moscow, Russia

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Statue of Saint George slaying the dragon, designed by Zurab Tsereteli in the 1990s. Saint George represents the Soviet Union while the dragon represents Nazi Germany. At the top of the obelisk there is a statue of Nike. The obelisk's height is exactly 141,8 meters, which is 10 cm for every day of the War

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Victory Park, Poklonnaya Hill, Moscow, Russia, Eastern Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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