Monument Millennium of Russia

The Millennium of Russia is a bronze monument in the Novgorod Kremlin. It was erected in 1862 to celebrate the millennium of Rurik's arrival to Novgorod, an event sometimes taken as a starting point of the history of Russian statehood.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building of Veliky Novgorod, Russia
  • Also known as: Millennium of Russia
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Novgorod Kremlin and Cathedral of Holy Wisdom.

The Novgorod Detinets, also known as the , is a fortified complex in , . It stands on the left bank of the Volkhov River about two miles north of where it empties out of Lake Ilmen.

Church
The Cathedral of Saint Sophia, the Holy Wisdom of God in , Russia, is the cathedral church of the Metropolitan of Novgorod and the mother church of the Novgorodian Eparchy. is situated 140 metres northeast of Monument Millennium of Russia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Novgorod and Yaroslav’s Court.

is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It was first mentioned in the manuscripts as early as 859.

Neighborhood
Yaroslav's Court was the princely compound in the city of Novgorod the Great. Today it is roughly the area around the Trade Mart, the , the Church of St.

Suburb
The is a historical district in , Russia, located on the right-bank of the Volkhov. It got its name from the Torg located on it.

Monument Millennium of Russia

Latitude
58.52114° or 58° 31′ 16″ north
Longitude
31.27529° or 31° 16′ 31″ east
Inception
September 8th, 1862
Height
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
9GCHG7CG+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 299391676
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2177261
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Veps—“Monument Millennium of Russia” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Ռուսաստանի հազարամյակ
  • Azerbaijani: Rusiyanın minilliyi
  • Belarusian: Тысячагоддзе Расіі
  • Chechen: Оьрсийчоьнан эзар шо кхачаран эсалла
  • Chinese: 俄罗斯千年纪念碑
  • Chinese: 俄罗斯建国千年碑
  • Chinese: 俄羅斯建國千年碑
  • Chinese: 千年俄罗斯纪念碑
  • Chinese: 千年俄羅斯
  • Chinese: 千年紀念碑 (俄國)
  • Chinese: 千年紀念碑
  • Chinese: 千年纪念碑 (俄国)
  • Chinese: 千年纪念碑
  • Czech: Pomník Tisíciletí Rusi
  • Czech: Pomník Tisíciletí Ruska
  • Danish: Ruslands årtusinde
  • Dutch: Tisjatsjeletie Rossii
  • Esperanto: Jarmilo de Rusio
  • Estonian: 1000-aastasele Venemaale
  • French: Millénaire de la Russie
  • German: Jahrtausend Russlands
  • German: Millennium-Denkmal
  • German: Monument zum tausendjährigen Bestehen Russlands
  • German: Nationaldenkmal Tausend Jahre Russland
  • German: Russlands Tausend Jahre
  • German: Tausend Jahre Russland
  • German: Tausend Jahre Russlands
  • German: Tausendjähriges Russland
  • Hebrew: אנדרטת אלף השנה לרוסיה
  • Hebrew: המילניום של רוסיה
  • Indonesian: Milenium Rusia
  • Italian: Millenario della Russia
  • Japanese: ロシア建国一千年祭記念碑像
  • Latvian: Krievijas tūkstošgades piemineklis
  • Macedonian: Илјадалетие на Русија
  • Persian: هزاره روسیه
  • Polish: Pomnik Tysiąclecia Rosji
  • Polish: Tysiąclecie Rosji
  • Romanian: Monumentul „Mileniul Rusiei”
  • Russian: 1000-летие России
  • Russian: Памятник ‘Тысячелетие России’
  • Russian: Памятник «Тысячелетие России»
  • Russian: Памятник 1000-летию России
  • Russian: Памятник Тысячелетие России
  • Russian: Памятник тысячелетию России
  • Russian: Памятник Тысячелетию России
  • Russian: Памятник тысячелетия России
  • Russian: Памятник Тысячелетия России
  • Russian: Пямятник тысячелетию России
  • Russian: Тысячелетие России (памятник)
  • Russian: Тысячелетие России
  • Serbian: Миленијум Русије
  • Slovenian: Tisočletje Rusije
  • Spanish: Milenario de Rusia
  • Ukrainian: Пам’ятник 1000-літтю Росії
  • Ukrainian: Пам’ятник тисячоліттю Росії
  • Ukrainian: Тисячоліття Росії
  • Veps: Venäman voz’tuha

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Highlights include Краеведческий музей and Новгородская областная универсальная научная библиотека.

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