Moscow·Architecture·1967
This memorial beside the Kremlin wall in Alexander Garden honours soldiers who died in the Great Patriotic War. The Eternal Flame burns in front of the tomb.
In December 1966, the remains of an unknown soldier were moved from a mass grave outside Moscow and reinterred beside the Kremlin wall.
The memorial opened and the Eternal Flame was lit on 8 May 1967. The flame was brought from the Field of Mars in Leningrad, now St Petersburg.
55.754722, 37.616111The pin marks the place. Check its website for the precise entrance and access route.
Sources reviewed: 8 November 2026. Before travelling, check opening hours, tickets and access on the official website.
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A red-brick façade and galleries decorated to evoke different periods.
An open square beside the Kremlin, bringing several centuries of Moscow architecture into one view.
A long Neoclassical façade and one continuous exhibition hall.
