Patriot Park

Military-patriotic recreation park of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Location Kubinka, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Coordinates 55°33′57.5″N 36°42′56″E / 55.565972°N 36.71556°E / 55.565972; 36.71556Coordinates: 55°33′57.5″N 36°42′56″E / 55.565972°N 36.71556°E / 55.565972; 36.71556
Opening date 2016 (2016)
Theme Military History
Area 5,414 ha (13,380 acres)
A soft opening of the park during Army-2015

Patriot Park is a theme park in Kubinka, Russia that is themed around equipment of the Russian military. The park, which officially opened in 2016,[1] is designed around a military theme, and includes interactive exhibits with military equipment.[2][3][4] The park incorporates the Aviation Museum of the Kubinka air base and the Kubinka Tank Museum.

Specifications

  • Total land area — 5,414 hectares (54.14 km2)[5]
  • Military base — 3,530 hectares (35.3 km2)[5]
  • Civilian part — 1,884 hectares (18.84 km2)[5]
  • Maximum planned attendance is 20,000 visitors[5]

The shooting range inside Patriot Park has an area of over 160 hectares (1.6 km2)[5] and 32 shooting bays:[6]

  • One 1400 m long shooting bay
  • 21 shooting bays of 300 m length
  • 10 shooting bays of 50 m length

The entire shooting range is more than 2,500 m wide,[6] and each bay has a stand with seats for spectators and participants. There is also firearm storage facilities, changing rooms and a restaurant. The total grandstand capacity is over 2,000 people.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Russian military is building a mini-Reichstag at its amusement park so that kids have 'a real building to storm'". Washington Post. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Walker, Shaun (16 June 2015). "Vladimir Putin opens Russian 'military Disneyland' Patriot Park". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Feldman, Evgeny; Miller, Christopher (20 June 2015). "Patriot Park: Russia's 'military Disneyland' is fun for the whole warmongering family". Mashable. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Plucinska, Joanna (17 June 2015). "Russia Just Opened a Theme Park for Warmongers". TIME. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Laying ceremony report (9 June 2014)
  6. 1 2 3 Patriot Park - The Extreme Shooting Range of World Shoot Russia 2017 - The Firearm Blog
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