Felix Dzerzhinsky

The Monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky, also known by the nickname Iron Felix, commemorates Felix Dzerzhinsky, Bolshevik revolutionary and head of the first two Soviet state-security secret police organizations, the Cheka and the OGPU.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: former monument stood in KGB Headquarters later relocated at the Muzeon Art Museum in Moscow
  • Also known as: “Monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky, Moscow”
  • Inscription: “Феликс Эдмундович Дзержинский 1877—1926”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central House of Artists and Russian State Library.

Art gallery
Photo: Анна Астахова, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , is a four storey art gallery in Moscow. It was a historical exhibition center in Moscow, the establishment of the International Confederation of Unions of Artists, one of the most famous complexes of its kind in Russia, which existed from 1979 to 2019. is situated 310 metres west of Felix Dzerzhinsky.

Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is one of the three national libraries of , located in . It is the largest library in the country, second largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. is situated 2 km north of Felix Dzerzhinsky.

Monument
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a 98-metre-high monument to Peter the Great, located at the western confluence of the Moskva River and the Vodootvodny Canal in central , . is situated 370 metres north of Felix Dzerzhinsky.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yakimanka District and Central-South.

Suburb
is a district of of the federal city of , . Population: 26,578 ; 22,822 . It is named after the former church of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne.

Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moscow is in and also part of Central Moscow. There are Yakimanka North & Zamoskvoreche North - historic districts, located in the southern part of the center of Moscow on the right bank of the Moskva River to the Garden Ring.

Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Since its founding in 1147, has been at the crossroads of history as the capital of empires and a frequent target for invaders. As the capital of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and, today, the Federation, it has played a central role in the development of the largest country in the world.

Felix Dzerzhinsky

Latitude
55.73536° or 55° 44′ 7″ north
Longitude
37.60904° or 37° 36′ 33″ east
Inception
1958
Open location code
9G7VPJP5+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4142854541
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q4343151
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Felix Dzerzhinsky” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ձերժինսկու հուշարձան (Մոսկվա)”
  • Armenian: “Ձերժինսկու հուշարձան”
  • German: “Dserschinski-Denkmal (Moskau)”
  • Persian: “بنای یادبود فلیکس دزرژینسکی، مسکو”
  • Persian: “بنای یادبود فلیکس ژرژینسکی، مسکو”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Feliksa Dzierżyńskiego w Moskwie”
  • Russian: “Памятник Дзержинскому (Москва)”
  • Russian: “Памятник Дзержинскому”
  • Turkish: “Feliks Dzerjinski Heykeli”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Феліксу Дзержинському (Москва)”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Феліксу Дзержинському”

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