Little-known monuments of Almaty -
Monuments dedicated to the Great Patriotic War -
The monument of eternal Glory to the soldiers who died in the Great Patriotic War is one of the most recognizable and significant memorials in Almaty, dedicated to the memory of the air workers who fell during the Great Patriotic War. It is located in the Slava Airport Park next to the airport on Ogareva Street. This little-known monument consists of an iron stele mounted on a pedestal, the top of the stele is decorated with a red star and symbols of the USSR, a sickle and a hammer. Next to the pedestal there are two memorial plaques with the names of the fallen pilots, flight mechanics, navigators, during the Great Patriotic War, carved on them. Granite square pedestals with the names of hero cities are installed around the monument.
How to get there and visit -
The monument of eternal glory to the soldiers who died in the Great Patriotic War is located in the Slava Airport Park, next to the international airport, between Ogareva Street and Akhmetov Street, Turksib district, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
GPS coordinates: 43°20'25"N 77°00'32"E
Legend and the spirit of the place: the hum of aircraft engines instead of applause
The main legend of this place is not fictional, but real and even more poignant. The memorial is dedicated to aviation workers whose lives were inextricably linked with the sky: pilots, navigators, engineers and all aviation workers who died during the Great Patriotic War and all fallen soldiers. This is a special page in the history of the city, which gave the country dozens of aviator heroes. Their steadfastness has become one of the symbols of the indomitable will of the entire Soviet people.
There is a quiet legend associated with this place. It is said that on clear evenings, when the first stars light up over the mountains of Almaty, you can feel a barely perceptible hum at the monument – like an echo of long-silent aircraft engines. This is not the sound of fear, but the sound of the path. Old-timers believe that it is the souls of aviators who continue their eternal watch in the sky, guarding the peace of their hometown.
The Monument of Glory of Aviators is a bridge between earth and sky, between the past and the present. This is a reminder that heroism does not have one form – it happens in steel wings, in the confident hands of the pilot, his team and in loyalty to his cause. A place where the sky is getting closer, and the memory is eternal.
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