The Memorial Arch or the Arch of Glory is located in the historic center of the city on Vulica Pieršamajskaja.

The arch was erected in 1780 on Sabornaja Square, opposite the non-preserved St. Joseph's Cathedral. In 1780, the Russian Empress Catherine II passed through this arch to Mahilioŭ. She visited the newly annexed to the Russian Empire city to meet the Austrian Emperor Joseph II. In Mahilioŭ, they discussed the future of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The arch was a rectangular plan structure with two protrusions and a broken triangular pediment, with the ends flanked by two columns. In the center of the main facade there was a large semicircular niche.

In the 1950s, the arch was restored. At the same time, a bas-relief of Vladimir Lenin and the coat of arms of the USSR were installed above the niche. In 1964, memorial plaques listing the units and compounds of the Red Army awarded with various orders and medals and named "Mahilioŭ" were set on the arch. As a result, the arch was named the "Arch of Glory". In 2011, memorial plaques on the arch were updated.

Publication date: 01.07.2021.

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