Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, Moscow

Name: Worker and Kolkhoz Woman
Address: проспект Мира, Moscow, Russia

#216 among attractions in Moscow

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Worker and Kolkhoznitza Woman is a sculpture of two figures with a sickle and a hammer raised over their heads. It is 24.5 metres high, made from stainless steel by Vera Mukhina for the 1937 World's Fair in Paris, and subsequently moved to Moscow. The sculpture is an example of socialist realism in an Art Deco aesthetic. The worker holds aloft a hammer and the kolkhoz woman a sickle to form the hammer and sickle symbol. ()

Local name: Рабочий и колхозница Completed: 1937 (87 years ago)Architectural style: ConstructivismCoordinates: 55°49'41"N, 37°38'49"E

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проспект МираСеверо-Восточный административн (Останкинский)Moscow Russia

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Worker and Kolkhoz Woman – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy, Monument to the Conquerors of Space, Cosmonauts Alley, Rostokino Aqueduct.

0.9 miNW
Park, Theater, Concerts and shows
Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy, Moscow
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0.5 miSW
Memorial, Monuments and statues
Monument to the Conquerors of Space, Moscow
12 min walk • The Monument to the Conquerors of Space is a towering tribute to the Soviet space program, located in Moscow, Russia. This impressive structure, standing at a height of 107 meters, was inaugurated in 1964 to celebrate the achievements of the USSR in space exploration...
0.6 miSW
Memorial, Park
Cosmonauts Alley, Moscow
15 min walk • Cosmonauts Alley is a tribute to the pioneers of space exploration, nestled in the heart of Moscow, Russia. This majestic avenue serves as a commemorative walkway, leading to the Monument to the Conquerors of Space, a towering sculpture that pays homage to the...
~1780 ftE
Bridge, Historical place
Rostokino Aqueduct, Moscow
9 min walk • Rostokino Aqueduct, also known as Millionny Bridge, is a stone aqueduct over Yauza River in Rostokino District of Moscow, Russia, built in 1780-1804.
0.7 miW
Nightlife, Cinema
Krugovaya Kinopanorama, Moscow
18 min walk • The Krugovaya Kinopanorama or Circular Kinopanorama - is a cinema in Moscow of Russia which plays Krugorama, a type of cinema presentation in which film is projected on a circular screen with a horizontal 360° view.
~1120 ftW
Event space
Moscow Pavilion, Moscow
6 min walk • The Moscow Pavilion was designed as an exhibition pavilion for the Soviet Union at the international exhibition Expo 67 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The project was designed by a team of architects led by Mikhail Posokhin. Since the 1990s, the pavilion has been commonly called the Moscow Pavilion.
1.1 miS
Street
Mira Avenue, Moscow
28 min walk • Prospect Mira is a major arterial avenue in the north-east of Moscow. Until 1957, different sections of the avenue were named 1st Meschanskaya Street, Trinity Highway, Great Alekseevskaya Street, Great Rostokinskiy Street and Yaroslavl Highway. Today, it is one of the longest Moscow arteries, measuring 8.9 kilometres in length.
1 miW
Neighbourhood
Ostankinsky District, Moscow
26 min walk • Ostankinsky District, also called simply Ostankino, is an administrative district of North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia.
~1390 ftW
Ferris wheel, Theme park, Amusement park
Moscow-850, Moscow
7 min walk • Moscow-850 is a Ferris wheel in the amusement park "Moscow-850" on the territory of VDNKh, built for the 850th anniversary of Moscow and dismantled in 2016. Moscow-850 had a diameter of 70 metres and an overall height of 73 metres, made a full turn in 7 minutes, was equipped with 40 cabins, accommodating 8 people each.
0.6 miNW
Universities and schools, Monuments and statues
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, Moscow
16 min walk • The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, Russia.
0.7 miN
Neighbourhood
Rostokino District, Moscow
19 min walk • Rostokino District is an administrative district, one of the seventeen in North-Eastern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.

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Which popular attractions are close to Worker and Kolkhoz Woman?

Nearby attractions include Moscow Pavilion, Moscow (6 min walk), Moscow-850, Moscow (7 min walk), Rostokino Aqueduct, Moscow (9 min walk), Monument to the Conquerors of Space, Moscow (12 min walk).

How to get to Worker and Kolkhoz Woman by public transport?

The nearest stations to Worker and Kolkhoz Woman:

Tram

Вднх • Lines: 11, 17, 25 (2 min walk)
Улица Сергея Эйзенштейна • Lines: 17 (4 min walk)

Bus

Улица Сергея Эйзенштейна • Lines: 136, 14, 286, 33, 834, 93, Н6, Т76 (2 min walk)
Улица Бориса Галушкина • Lines: 136, 14, 154, 195, 244, 286, 33, 375, 496, 544, 56, 834, 93, Н6, Т76 (3 min walk)

Train

Улица Сергея Эйзенштейна (3 min walk)
Выставочный центр (12 min walk)

Metro

VDNKh (14 min walk)
Botanical Garden (31 min walk)