Monument to the Conquerors of Space

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Monument to the Conquerors of Space

Монуме́нт «Покори́телям ко́смоса»
The monument in 1967
55°49′22″N 37°38′24″E / 55.82278°N 37.64000°E / 55.82278; 37.64000
Location	Moscow, Russia
Opening date	1964

The Monument to the Conquerors of Space (Russian: Монуме́нт «Покори́телям ко́смоса», romanized: Monumént "Pokorítelyam kósmosa", IPA: [mənʊˈmʲent pəkɐˈrʲitʲɪlʲɪm ˈkosməsə]) is a giant obelisk in Moscow built 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.