Space Conquerors Monument

Looking at the towering monument, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the space race is still very much alive. Rising on a 350-foot high plume of smoke and condensation, the Monument to the Conquerors of Space commemorates Yuri Gagarin’s 1961 orbit of earth and the Soviet Union’s preeminence in outer space. Three years before Gagarin ever began orbit, plans for the monument were already in progress. As evidence of the importance of showmanship in the space race, the Soviet Union planned to erect an obelisk commemorating their space dominance just months after Sputnik launched. After sifting through hundreds of proposals, they chose the massive obelisk, and construction on the titanium pillar was completed in 1964. Blasting into the sky and capped with a rocket, the monument towers over stone reliefs of scientists and cosmonauts working to improve the Soviet space program. Along with the monument, the site is also home to the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics, an interactive museum chronicling Russia’s journey into the unknown.

A remarkable monument for those who conquered space! Under it, the museum!

Awesome place. On seeing the monument and the sculptures we can understand how intelligent the astronomers at old soviet russia

Another beautiful monument in Moscow!! The space conquerers monument is quite spectacular as there isn't much else around it, just a massive open square. It makes it really impressive and makes you feel small. Must have been the aim of the architect all along I'd say.

The Monument to the Conquerors of Space (Монумент «Покорителям космоса») was erected in Moscow 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 meters tall, has 77° incline, and is made of titanium. The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics is located inside the base of the monument.