Stella "Minsk - Hero City" will be renewed, repair and restoration work has already begun on the territory of the architectural and sculptural complex, BelTA was told in the administration of the Central District of Minsk.
By the end of December, builders will fix the stela's foundation, and in March-April 2019 they will seal the joints, remove the salt emissions at the architectural and sculptural complex.
The obelisk with a height of 45 m is installed on a hill at the beginning of Victory Park in front of the building of the Museum of the Great Patriotic War. In its upper part there is an image of a star and a laurel branch, at the bottom the date of assigning the title “Hero City” to Minsk is on June 26, 1974. Nearby on a low pedestal is a bronze sculpture of a woman - the Motherland.
The architectural and sculptural complex was opened in 1985 - the 40th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.
