Poklonnaya Gora

Poklonnaya Gora - the flat hill in the west of Moscow. Name emergence usually explain that to the travelers arriving to Moscow, from this mountain the view of its churches opened. Here they stopped, prayed and put bows. But there is also other version - a place where bows — a version of feudal payments of Ancient Russia gathered, the duty paid to the prince at journey through its territory or at temporary stay on it.

There is a legend that in 1812 on Poklonnaya Gora Napoleon vainly waited delegation with keys from the Kremlin. In memory of events of war of 1812 on the mountain are open the museum panorama "Borodino Fight", the Triumphal arch is recreated.

After the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 it was decided to construct on Poklonnaya Gora a memorial to the Victory. Today the memorial complex which has settled down on 135 hectares, includes the Central museum of the Great Patriotic War on round Pobediteley Square, a monument of the Victory and three temples of three faiths constructed in memory of victims in the war. St. George Pobedonosts's temple was constructed in 1995, the Memorial mosque is erected in 1997, and the Memorial synagogue - in 1998.