This is a wide boulevard constructed after the war, connecting the city centre to the central embankment. The embankment end of the avenue has large monumental architecture of awards engraved in its walls, for the courage and heroism showed by the soldiers in battle – the order of Lenin and Gold Star medals. The city centre end of the avenue has a monument to the heroes of Stalingrad and an eternal flame.
The avenue is dedicated to all the heroes of the battle, and meant to immortalize the soldiers who heroically defended the city during the Battle of Stalingrad.
City Centre Monuments and Eternal Flame
Embankment End of Avenue of Heroes