A low squat cylindrical building, remotely resembling a bunker, is the Hall of Military Glory. Finished on the outside with modest gray concrete, inside it looks solemn and impressive. The design style of the Hall resembles the ancient Greek Pantheon, except that here they honor not gods, but the defenders of the Motherland who died in the fierce battles of the Battle of Stalingrad.
On the walls lined with golden mosaic hang banners made of red smalt. 34 banners have forever captured the names of 7200 defenders of Stalingrad. Along the walls of the hall runs a spiral path that passes by each banner and, circling the entire room, leads out to Square of Sorrow.
In the center of the hall, beneath a round opening in the ceiling, is the Eternal Flame. It is made in the form of a white-stone hand of a fallen warrior holding a torch. The flame is reflected in the golden mica and red flags, flickering like the fires of that terrible war. An honor guard stands by the Eternal Flame around the clock, and flowers lie there. The ceiling depicts the highest awards of the USSR - orders and medals.
In the Hall of Military Glory, a heartfelt and melancholic melody by Robert Schumann, "Dreams," flows from the speakers, emphasizing the bright sorrow for the soldiers struck down in the prime of life, who gave their lives for our cloudless future.
