Wall of Grief, Moscow

Name: Wall of Grief
Address: Moscow, Russia

#225 among attractions in Moscow

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The Wall of Grief is a monument in Moscow to the victims of political persecution by Joseph Stalin during the country's Soviet era. The national memorial was unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on October 30, 2017, the annual Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions. ()

Local name: Стена скорби Coordinates: 55°46'13"N, 37°38'33"E

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Центральный административный ок (Красносельский)Moscow Russia

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Wall of Grief – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Central Children's Store on Lubyanka, Lubyanka Building, Komsomolskaya Square, Moscow Cathedral Mosque.

1 miSW
Shopping, Department store
Central Children's Store on Lubyanka, Moscow
25 min walk • The Central Children's Store on Lubyanka is a historic and iconic shopping destination in the heart of Moscow, Russia. This monumental building, which opened its doors in 1957, was designed to be the largest children's store in the USSR.
0.8 miSW
Museum
Lubyanka Building, Moscow
22 min walk • Lubyanka is the popular name for the headquarters of the FSB and affiliated prison on Lubyanka Square in Meshchansky District of Moscow, Russia. It is a large Neo-Baroque building with a facade of yellow brick designed by Alexander V. Ivanov in 1897 and augmented by Aleksey Shchusev from 1940 to 1947.
0.6 miNE
Square
Komsomolskaya Square, Moscow
16 min walk • Komsomolskaya Square, known as Kalanchyovskaya before 1932, is a square in Moscow, with a blend of revivalist Tsarist and Stalinist architecture.
0.9 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Mosque
Moscow Cathedral Mosque, Moscow
23 min walk • Moscow Cathedral Mosque is the main mosque of Moscow, Russia. It is located on Olimpiysky Avenue, close to the Olympic Stadium in the centre of the city.
0.5 miNE
Theater
Moscow music hall, Moscow
13 min walk • Moscow music hall is a theater and state cultural institution of Moscow, Russia.
0.9 miW
Theater
Baku State Circus, Moscow
23 min walk • Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoi Boulevard, or Nikulin's Circus, is located on Tsvetnoi Boulevard in the Tverskoy District of central Moscow. It was the only circus in the city between 1926 and 1971, and still remains the most popular one.
1 miSW
Square, Civic center, Historical place
Lubyanka Square, Moscow
25 min walk • Lubyanskaya Square, or simply Lubyanka in Moscow lies about 900 metres north-east of Red Square. History first records its name in 1480, when Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow, who had conquered Novgorod in 1471, settled many Novgorodians in the area.
0.4 miE
Museum
Moscow House of Nationalities, Moscow
12 min walk • The Moscow House of Nationalities is a state institution and museum based in the former Kurakin Almshouse in Moscow.
0.6 miSW
Monastery
Sretensky Monastery, Moscow
15 min walk • Sretensky Monastery is an Orthodox monastery in Moscow, founded by Grand Prince Vasili I in 1397. It used to be located close to the present-day Red Square, but in the early 16th century it was moved northeast to what is now Bolshaya Lubyanka Street.
0.6 miS
Park, Lake
Clean Ponds, Moscow
17 min walk • The Clean Ponds, is a large pond in Moscow, Russia, located in the Basmanny District, on the Boulevard Ring. The pond gives its name to Chistoprudny Boulevard, which runs from Turgenevskaya Square and Sretensky Boulevard towards Pokrovka Street, where it adjoins Pokrovsky Boulevard, and to Chistyye Prudy station on the Moscow Metro.
0.8 miSW
Monastery, Sacred and religious sites
Nativity Convent, Moscow
20 min walk • Rozhdestvensky Convent, or the Convent of Nativity of Theotokos, is one of the oldest nunneries in Moscow, located inside the Boulevard Ring, on the left bank of the Neglinnaya River.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Wall of Grief?

Nearby attractions include Academician Sakharov Avenue, Moscow (3 min walk), Outbuilding of the town estate of Savva Mamontov, Moscow (4 min walk), Red Gate Building, Moscow (4 min walk), Tsentrosoyuz building, Moscow (5 min walk).

How to get to Wall of Grief by public transport?

The nearest stations to Wall of Grief:

Bus

Садовая-Спасская улица • Lines: А, Б (2 min walk)
Проспект Академика Сахарова • Lines: А, Б (3 min walk)

Metro

Sretensky Bulvar (7 min walk)
Krasnye Vorota (7 min walk)

Tram

Метро Чистые пруды • Lines: 3, 39, А (11 min walk)
Каланчёвская улица • Lines: 13, 37, 50, 7 (14 min walk)

Train

Kalanchyovskaya (15 min walk)
Kazan Passenger Moscow (19 min walk)