Moscú (Москва)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_Conquerors_of_Space

The main part of the monument is a giant obelisk topped by a rocket and resembling in shape the exhaust plume of the rocket. It is 107 meters (350 feet) tall and, on Korolyov's suggestion, covered with titanium cladding.

A statue of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the precursor of astronautics, is located in front of the obelisk.

A poem in Russian on the front of the stone base of the monument base says:

И наши тем награждены усилья,
Что поборов бесправие и тьму,
Мы отковали пламенные крылья

Своей

Стране

И веку своему!

Approximate translation: "And the reward for our efforts was that, having triumphed over oppression and darkness, we have forged wings of fire for our land and our century!"

The Monument to the Conquerors of Space (Russian: Монумент

«Покорителям космоса») was erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate

achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. The Memorial

Museum of Cosmonautics is located inside the base of the monument.