Fiery Arch Diorama, Kursk Battle, Belgorod Direction Museum-Diorama (Belgorod)

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The Battle of Kursk — Belgorod Direction Museum-Diorama was opened on 4th July 1987.

Its diorama, the largest in Russia, is dedicated to the Battle of Prokhorovka (12th July 1943), which is one of the largest tank battles in the military history. The area, length and height of the canvas is around 1,005 m2 (10,800 sq. ft), around 67 m (220 ft) and around 15 m (49 ft), respectively. The area of the 3D model is around over 500 m2 (5,400 sq. ft). The diorama was created by a team of military artists at the Grekov Art Studio. The team consisted of People's Painters N. But, G. Sevastyanov and V. Shcherbakov.

The exposition dedicated to the Battle of Kursk gives a complete idea about the battle, from the first till the last day including the prehistory and results. A movie, "On the Scorched Earth", is shown.

The building of the diorama was built in accordance with a custom design by the Belgorodgrazhdanproyekt Design Institute. The building consists of a central block shaped as an arc and an adjacent engineering block.

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