Triumphal Arch (Moscow)
The triumphal arch in Moscow was built from 1829 to 1834 on the square at Tver Gate according to plans by Joseph Bové in memory of Russia's victory over Napoleon . It replaced a wooden structure that was erected in 1814 at the instigation of Tsar Alexander I to greet the soldiers returning home after the decisive victory over Napoleon.
The design is an allusion to the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris, which was built on the occasion of Napoleon's victory in the Battle of Austerlitz over the Allies, which included Russia. The arch was made of bricks and covered with marble blocks. The columns and statues were made of cast iron. Following the Roman model, the gate was crowned by a chariot drawn by six horses based on a design by Giovanni Vitali .
The arch was dismantled by Josef Stalin in 1936 as part of the reconstruction of downtown Moscow . Vitali's sculptures were brought to the architecture museum on the site of the former Donskoy monastery and exhibited there. After the Second World War there were plans to rebuild the monument in front of the Belarusian train station .
The current arch was built according to Bové's original designs from 1966 to 1968 in the middle of Kutuzov Prospect , near Victory Park ( Park Pobedy ) on Poklonnaya Hill. The spacious square around the arch is known as the Victory Square.
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Coordinates: 55 ° 44 ′ 12.3 " N , 37 ° 31 ′ 11.7" E