Victory Square in Saint Petersburg's by basia

Saint Petersburg - Russia, Sankt-Peterburg Victory Square is home to the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad, which commemorates the victims and survivors of the Siege of Leningrad. The monument, designed by Sergey Speranskiy and Valentin Kamenskiy, and sculpted by Mikhail Anikushin, was erected in 1975 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the end of the war. It consists of a 48–metre high obelisk, a large circular enclosure, and a subterranean Memorial Hall.

Uploaded: Feb, 14 2013 | Taken: Jul, 07 2012| Viewed: 11 times Camera: NIKON CORPORATION | Model: NIKON 1 J1 | Exposure 10/1600s, ISO 100 | FLength: 30mm | SW: QuickTime 7.7.1