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Rodina Mat (Motherland)


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 12 attractions in Kiev
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Attraction type: Statue
Address: Sichnevoho Povstannia 44 Kiev
Ukraine

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5 of 5 stars
Northern Colorado
15 Mar 2009
2
people found this review helpful

We were in Ukraine July 2008 and found this to one of the more amazing sights we found. It is so massive and the detail on the statue is amazing. If you go to Kiev and don't see this you are missing out. The land around it also has many things to see. There is a tunnel leading to it... more

sad
31 Jan 2009

it is the real deal. "bigger than life," and all of that jazz. but you can't walk up to within 100 feet of it anymore because of disrepair. the opposite of "The Arch" in st louis, this rotting landmark is indicative of the ongoing financial and cultural rot in the former soviet digs. more

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4 of 5 stars
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
28 Dec 2007
4
people found this review helpful

The statue overlooks the Dnipro river and is set on top of the Museum of the Great Patriotic War (aka WW2). The museum itself is worth the visit and surrounding the towering statue are two areas filled with Russian tanks, artillery, AA batteries, a couple of planes and one aging Hind attack helicopter. There are also more statues and carvings... more

Awesome
23 Dec 2006
4
people found this review helpful

The Rodina Mat (the Mother Motherland) statue at 302 ft tall dominates the skyline of Kiev and can be seen from miles away. It is located in the park that houses the museum of the Great Patriotic War - itself one of the excellent attractions of this underated city. The statue is actually on top of the museum. At the... more

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Rodina Mat (Motherland) Address

Sichnevoho Povstannia 44, Kiev, Ukraine