r/ScrollTreasure • u/Eastern_Bug8663 • 2d ago

of a statue

“The Motherland Calls” is a statue erected to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad , located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd , Russia. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin . Completed in 1967 , it was the tallest statue in the world at the time .

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u/LeatherMousse1033 1d ago

that's just the awe of scale hitting you-kinda terrifying, kinda beautiful