Panfilov Park

El Parque de los 28 Héroes de Almaty es una de las áreas públicas más importantes de la ciudad. En su interior se encuentra la Catedral de Zenkov, aunque quizás el principal atractivo es el Monumento a la Segunda Guerra Mundial que se encuentra en el centro del parque. El sitio está dedicado a 28 soldados de infantería provenientes de Almaty, aquellos que murieron a las afueras de la ciudad de Moscú luchando en contra de los invasores de la Alemania Nazi durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El parque es también conocido como “Panfilov Park”, en honor al comandante de la división. Además de los monumentos, en el centro del parque se encuentra también un fuego eterno, conmemorando el final de la Guerra Civil Rusa. Rodeando una pequeña plaza hay también 15 esculturas que representan soldados de las 15 antiguas Repúblicas Soviéticas. Para llegar al parque, hay infinidad de opciones utilizando el transporte público de Almaty. Si no quieres complicarte el trayecto con los autobuses, puedes tomar el metro hasta la estación “Zhibek Zholy” y caminar unos quinientos metros desde ahí, siguiendo la avenida Gogol.

The Park of the 28 Heroes of Almaty is one of the most important public areas of the city. Inside is the Zenkov Cathedral, although perhaps the main attraction is the World War II Monument that is located in the center of the park. The site is dedicated to 28 infantrymen from Almaty, those who died outside the city of Moscow fighting against the invaders of Nazi Germany during World War II. The park is also known as "Panfilov Park", in honor of the division commander. In addition to the monuments, in the center of the park there is also an eternal fire, commemorating the end of the Russian Civil War. Surrounding a small square there are also 15 sculptures representing soldiers of the 15 former Soviet Republics. To get to the park, there are endless options using public transport in Almaty. If you do not want to complicate the journey with the buses, you can take the metro to the station "Zhibek Zholy" and walk about five hundred meters from there, following Gogol Avenue.

Il parco verde cittadino, oltre alla cattedrale Zenkov, contiene un memoriale a ricordo dei caduti nella seconda guerra mondiale e un grandioso monumento al kazako Panfilov, distintosi con la sua brigata nella difesa di Mosca attaccata dai nazisti. Sembra che Panfilov, insieme a pochi altri valorosi ribattezzati i gladiatori di Almaty, riusci a distruggere un gran numero di carri armati nazisti prima di essere ucciso.

The city's green park, in addition to Zenkov cathedral, contains a memorial in memory of the fallen in World War II and a grandiose monument to Kazakh Panfilov, who distinguished himself with his brigade in the defense of Moscow attacked by the Nazis. It seems that Panfilov, along with a few other brave gladiators renamed Almaty, succeeded in destroying a large number of Nazi tanks before being killed.