Statue-monument "Mother Motherland" is part of the Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. This museum was opened on May 9, 1981 in honor of the Soviet victory in World War II.

Mother Motherland Climb Tour up to 91 meters

- Individual Mother Motherland climb tour is with English speaking guide and safety instructor (speaks English)

- 2 participants Mother Motherland climb tour is just with safety instructor (speaks English)

The best time for Mother Motherland climb tour is 10:00 in the morning when the statue is not warm up much.

For booking of Mother Motherland Climb Tour up to 91 meters with private transfer, please, contact: contact@ukraine-kiev-tour.com or call + 38 050 936 96 80 (Viber, WhatsApp). Mother Motherland Climb Tour booking is 1 - 30 days in advance for 1-2 tourists maximum.

Mother Motherland Climb Tour takes around 3 hours with transfer and the climb time up and back down is 35-40 minutes.

The panoramic view is 180 degrees from the back of the shield to Pecherskyi district of Kiev. The hatch on the top of the shield (93 meters level, same height as Statue of Liberty in New York, USA) with a 360 degree view is closed due to security issues.

For Mother Motherland climb tour participant have to dress sport shoes, pants or shorts (especially for ladies to feel themself comfortable on vertical ladder in the left arm of the statue in rising air flow).

Participants need to be physically fit to climb 22 meters ladder (12 meters with tilt angle of 45 degrees and 10 meters of vertical climb) after reach 73 meters level of the chest of the monument by two elevators from the foot of the statue.

Mother Motherland climb tour could be cancel by administration of Ukrainian State Museum of Great Patriotic War in case of heavy rain, heavy wind and intense heat.

About Ukrainian State Museum of Great Patriotic War and Mother Motherland Monument

The idea of creating a museum and a monument was born in 1960 by the architect Eugeniy Vuchetich but the circumstances were such that the current draft of the sculpture "Mother Motherland" was designed by architect Vasiliy Boroday. Initially planned to cover the sculpture with gold leaf but later abandoned this idea and have chosen for sculpture the cladding of stainless steel.

Complete construction took 3 years of which only 6 months left on the assembly "Mother Motherland" sculpture itself. Only on a foundation of sculpture has been spent over 3000 tons of metal and more than 3,500 cubic meters of concrete. The solid foundation goes deep into hill - concrete well a width of 32 meters and a depth of 17.9 meters.

The sculpture itself was made of over 20 sections consisting of a welded stainless steel sheets 50 x 50 cm (thickness 1.5 mm). Each section weighed was 25 to 30 tons.

Welding work on the sections was done by only 6 professional welders! For the six months of work was made about 20 miles of welds.

The sculpture was mounted by special 100-meter crane which after completion of the work was dismantled.

The total weight of the sculpture "Mother Motherland" is 650 tons. The cost of works and building materials is estimated at 12 million rubles of the USSR (for comparison - the average salary of an engineer in the Soviet Union was only 100 rubles).

In its final form the height of the monument-sculpture "Mother Motherland" is 62 meters, given the height of the pedestal - 102 meters. In her right hand "Mother Motherland" holds a 16-meter sword weighing more than 9 tons and in her left hand - the shield the size of 13*8 meters with the emblem of the USSR weighing 13 tons. The safety margin of the sculpture "Mother Motherland" is about 180 years old. The amplitude of the fluctuations permissible - within 60 centimeters. In the sword of the statue is a special mechanism that extinguishes wind fluctuations.

Inside the statue equipped with unique lifts which allow for repairs and scheduled maintenance by staff. One of lifts - the vertical and the other - the elevator located at an angle of 75 degrees.

For visitors to the monument-sculpture "Mother Motherland" is a unique opportunity to rise to the observation decks are located at a height of 36.6 and 91 meters and to look a panorama of Kiev from the bird's-eye view.

An interesting fact is that the original length of the sword of the statue was to be 19 meters but it was decided to cut the sword to 3 meters. There is a legend associated with the appeal of the Metropolitan of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra to the authorities of USSR. Metropolitan requested that the sword of the statue was not above the cross located in the bell tower of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. The architects argue that shortened the sword because of the need to comply with the architectural balance of the monument "Mother Motherland" and the bell tower of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. What was the main reason - unfortunately, remains unknown...

You could visit Kiev Sights - Mother Motherland Statue-Monument with
Ukraine Military Tour "Soviet Union (USSR) Military Heritage" or Ukraine Tour "Kiev Sights"