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      🏛 The “Wagonette” memorial

      Московский парк Победы, берег Адмиралтейского пруда

      A genuine wagonette from the Siege-era crematorium on granite “rails” — the quietest and most sombre spot in Victory Park.

      The “Wagonette” memorial
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      • The memorial was unveiled on 8 September 2001, for the 60th anniversary of the start of the Siege.
      • In 1942–1943 Brick-and-Pumice Factory No. 1, on the site of the park, operated as a crematorium: official records say 131,985 bodies were burned.
      • The ashes were poured into clay pits that later became the park’s ponds.
      • The wagonette was raised from the bottom of Admiralty Pond in summer 1999; former factory workers recognised the mechanism.
      • The memorial’s architect is Anna Kostyurina.

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      • Victory Park: Siege Memory by the Pond

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