Victory Park, Dushanbe

Victory Park (Tajik: Боғи Ғалаба; Russian: Парк Победы) is a park in honor of the Great Patriotic War located in the mountainous part of Dushanbe in Tajikistan.[1] The park was completed in 1985.

The park in 2009.

History

Victory Park was opened in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945, however, the architectural and sculptural memorial complex was built in 1975. The central area is filled with an eternal fire, alley of Heroes with high relief and sculpture Mother. At the foot of the stair is a granite slab with inscriptions in Tajik soldiers that were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. The park provided a cascade near the monument. On holidays, Victory Day parades are in the park such as in 2015 and 2017.[2][3]

References
  1. "Victory Park: Park in Dushanbe". Lonely Planet. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  2. "Парк Победы: 30 лет спустя..." m.ru.sputnik-tj.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  3. Planet, Lonely. "Victory Park in Dushanbe, Tajikistan". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2017-12-10.

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