Obelisk of Glory
Obelisk of Glory is an obelisk in Kerch City Council, Crimea. Obelisk of Glory is situated nearby to Инсталляция ‘Z’ и ‘V’, as well as near Крымский мост.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ihorpa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Obelisk
- Description: monument in Kerch, Ukraine
- Also known as: “Kerch Hero City Obelisk”, “The Obelisk of Glory to the Immortal Heroes on Mount Mithridates”, and “Обелиск «Городу-Герою Керчи»”
- Inscription: “Бессмертным Героям - Советская Родина”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.) and Mount Mithridat.
Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.)
Archaeological site
Photo: PIRZKHGL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pantikapaion was an ancient Greek city on the eastern shore of Crimea, which the Greeks called Taurica. The city lay on the western side of the Cimmerian Bosporus, and was founded by Milesians in the late 7th or early 6th century BC, on a hill later named Mount Mithridat. Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.) is situated 160 metres northwest of Obelisk of Glory.
Mount Mithridat
Peak
Photo: Clipper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Mithridat is a large hill located in the center of Kerch, a city on the eastern Kerch Peninsula of Crimea. It is 91.4 metres in elevation. From the top of Mount Mithridat a scenic view spreads across the Strait of Kerch and the city of Kerch.
Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kerch
Church
Photo: Anatoly Shcherbak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St John the Baptist is a Christian church located in the city center of Kerch, Crimea. Built in the Byzantine architectural style, it is noted for the candy-striping in its façade. Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kerch is situated 440 metres east of Obelisk of Glory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kerch and Yehorove.
Kerch
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kerch, is a city on the Kerch Peninsula of eastern Crimea. It was decorated by the Soviet Union as a "Hero City" of World War II.
Yehorove
Village
Yehorove is a village in Lenine Raion, Crimea. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the native languages of the inhabitants of the village were 89.29% Russian, 8.93% Ukrainian, and 1.79% Belarusian. Yehorove is situated 4 km north of Obelisk of Glory.
Obelisk of Glory
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Kerch City Council, Crimea, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.35041° or 45° 21′ 2″ northLongitude
36.47058° or 36° 28′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8GQR9F2C+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 5405673422OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obeliskWikidata ID
Q4329130
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Obelisk of Glory” goes by many names.
- German: “Obelisk des Ruhms für die unsterblichen Helden auf dem Berg Mithridates”
- German: “Obelisk des Ruhms”
- Russian: “Обелиск Славы Бессмертным Героям на горе Митридат”
- Russian: “Обелиск Славы на горе Митридат”
- Ukrainian: “Обеліск Слави (Керч)”
- Ukrainian: “Обеліск Слави Безсмертним Героям на горі Мітрідат”
- Ukrainian: “Обеліск Слави”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Крымский мост and Инсталляция ‘Z’ и ‘V’.
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