Years of war (fountain)

Fountain "Years of War"
	Sight
Fountain "Years of War"
	; Fountain "Years of War", 2009
A country	Russia
Location	Moscow
Building	1995
Status	fountain
condition	preserved

The fountain complex “Years of War” is the most voluminous fountain in Moscow , in which 15 thousand m³ of water circulate simultaneously ^[1] . Located on the eponymous alley of Victory Park , stretches from the wall on Poklonnaya Hill to the Arc de Triomphe ^[2] . This is one of the places where the mayor of Moscow announces the beginning of the fountain season ^[3] .

The opening of the fountain took place in 1995 and was timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II ^[4] . The complex consists of 15 bowls, each - 15 vertical jets. Their total number - 225 - symbolizes the weeks during which the war lasted. Because of the bright scarlet illumination in the dark, these fountains are called “bloody” ^[3] . Previously, the backlight was equipped with halogen lamps , which led to high energy costs. For 2018, the lamps are completely replaced by LED ^[4] . In 2008, Rossiyskaya Gazeta awarded the fountain the title of “Most Patriotic” ^[5] . And ten years later, the complex “Years of War” claimed the title of “The Most Interesting Place in Moscow” ^[6] .

On the outskirts of the park, a water treatment station is equipped, which collects water from fountains, purifies it and returns it back ^[7] . The state of the complex is monitored by the Gormost bridge and embankment trust. Water change occurs up to seven times a month. During drainage, the bowls are cleaned with special tools. Workers spend about a day on this procedure ^[8] . In 2013, Komsomolskaya Pravda journalists and experts discovered E. coli in a water sample ^[9] . Swimming in the fountain and drinking from it is prohibited ^[10] .

At the end of 2017, during the winter holidays, figures of glowing in the dark waltz couples, which reached five meters, were installed above the fountain bowls ^[11] .

Additional photos from Wikimedia Commons

Fountain complex "Years of War"

Top view of the fountain complex, 2008

Years of War Alley, 2012

Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill, 2008

The jets of the fountain complex "Years of War", 2013

Notes

↑ Olga Nesterova. Tverskaya encode (neopr.) . Russian newspaper (April 26, 2012). Date of appeal September 12, 2018.
↑ Bobrov, 2017 .
↑ ¹ ² The most famous fountains of the capital (Neopr.) . Moscow Perspective (May 10, 2018). Date of appeal September 12, 2018.
↑ ¹ ² Alice Muravyova. Special report: fountains of the capital (neopr.) . Moscow24 (May 5, 2018). Date of appeal September 13, 2018.
↑ Anna Khromova. The capital is gushing (neopr.) . Russian newspaper (May 8, 2008). Date of appeal September 12, 2018.
↑ Three fountains of VDNH can be included in the guide to the most interesting places in Moscow (neopr.) . Government of the Ostankino District (July 19, 2018). Date of appeal September 12, 2018.
↑ Fountain group "Years of War" (neopr.) . Msmap. Date of appeal September 12, 2018.
↑ Alexei Nikolsky. In Moscow, the fountain on Poklonnaya Hill will be washed on August 3 (neopr.) . RIA Novosti (August 2, 2018). Date of appeal September 12, 2018.
↑ Komsomol, 2013 , p. 15.
↑ Bathing is prohibited: everything you wanted to know about city fountains (neopr.) . RIA Novosti (June 4, 2018). Date of appeal September 12, 2018.
↑ Natalia Feoktistova. Luminous waltz couples appeared on Poklonnaya Hill (Neopr.) . Evening Moscow (December 18, 2017). Date of appeal September 12, 2018.

Literature

Bobrov A. Reflected Beauty. Embankments, bridges and fountains of Moscow. - M. , 2017.
Alexander Krylov. TVNZ. Moscow 85-D. - M .: Litres, 2013.

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Images of the fountain complex "Years of War"

[1] Olga Nesterova. Tverskaya encode (neopr.) . Russian newspaper (April 26, 2012). Date of appeal September 12, 2018.

[_bbe787e26733d634-2] Bobrov, 2017 .

[privet-3] ¹ ² The most famous fountains of the capital (Neopr.) . Moscow Perspective (May 10, 2018). Date of appeal September 12, 2018.

[habar-4] ¹ ² Alice Muravyova. Special report: fountains of the capital (neopr.) . Moscow24 (May 5, 2018). Date of appeal September 13, 2018.

[5] Anna Khromova. The capital is gushing (neopr.) . Russian newspaper (May 8, 2008). Date of appeal September 12, 2018.

[6] Three fountains of VDNH can be included in the guide to the most interesting places in Moscow (neopr.) . Government of the Ostankino District (July 19, 2018). Date of appeal September 12, 2018.

[7] Fountain group "Years of War" (neopr.) . Msmap. Date of appeal September 12, 2018.

[8] Alexei Nikolsky. In Moscow, the fountain on Poklonnaya Hill will be washed on August 3 (neopr.) . RIA Novosti (August 2, 2018). Date of appeal September 12, 2018.

[_a304f2fd7e56c2b0-9] Komsomol, 2013 , p. 15.

[10] Bathing is prohibited: everything you wanted to know about city fountains (neopr.) . RIA Novosti (June 4, 2018). Date of appeal September 12, 2018.

[11] Natalia Feoktistova. Luminous waltz couples appeared on Poklonnaya Hill (Neopr.) . Evening Moscow (December 18, 2017). Date of appeal September 12, 2018.

Fountain "Years of War"
Sight
Fountain "Years of War", 2009

A country	Russia
Location	Moscow
Building	1995
Status	fountain
condition	preserved

Years of war (fountain)

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