Triumphal Arch of Moscow (Moscow)

 interesting place, 1966_construction, war memorial, French invasion of Russia in 1812, object of cultural heritage of regional importance (Russia), triumphal arch

A bit less famous than its French counterpart.

The Arch commemorates Russian victory in the 1812 (Napoleonic) Patriotic war. It was originally erected near the current Belorussuan railway station - at the end of Tverskaya street, but demolished in 1936 during reconstruction of the square; later (1966—1968) it was demolished but reconstructed here (so this is actually a copy). Architect Joseph Bove (he is also famous as the architect of the Bolshoy theatre), sculptors Ivan Vitali and Ivan Timofeyev.

The original arch was made of bricks but the replica was constructed of reinforced concrete; the statues were cast anew as the originals placed in 1936 into the Donskoy monastery (just as the statues and bas-reiefs from the Christ the Saviour Cathedral) were damaged. The pillars are also cast iron, height of each column is 12 m, weight 16 t

On J.Bove: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bov%C3%A9