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Mother of the Fatherland, Kiev
The sculpture is a part of Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev. The stainless steel statue stands 62 m tall upon the museum building with the overall structure measuring 102 m and weighing 560 tons. The sword in the statue's right hand is 16 m long weighing 9 tons, with the left hand holding up a 13 by 8 m shield with the State Emblem of the Soviet Union.