Triumphal Arch of Moscow
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title:
Triumphal Arch of Moscow
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The third and the oldest surviving triumphal arch in Moscow was built in 1829–34 on Tverskaya Zastava Square to Joseph Bové's designs in order to commemorate Russia's victory over Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812. It replaced an earlier wooden structure built by the veterans of the Napoleonic Wars in 1814. The arch was built in brick and lined with ashlar. The columns and statues were of cast iron. A seiuga was designed by Giovanni Vitali. The bilingual inscription in Russi
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Monument commemorating Russia's victory over Napoleon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumphal_Arch_of_Moscow
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2023-09-15T12:57:27Z
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