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title: "How many steps up The Motherland Calls (Mamayev Kurgan)? 200"
description: "200 steps up The Motherland Calls (Mamayev Kurgan) in Volgograd, Russia. Open to climb. What that count reaches, the height climbed, and how it compares."
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# How many steps to the top of The Motherland Calls (Mamayev Kurgan)?

**Steps to the top of The Motherland Calls (Mamayev Kurgan): 200**

Reaching the base of the statue, from the foot of the memorial complex · open to climb

There are exactly 200 steps up the memorial approach, one for each day of the Battle of Stalingrad — one of the very few step counts anywhere that is deliberate rather than structural. The statue is 85 m to the sword tip and was the tallest in the world when completed in 1967. It is unanchored, standing on its own weight on a concrete foundation, and its lean has been monitored for decades. The complex sits on Mamayev Kurgan, the hill fought over for most of the battle.

## The numbers

- **Steps:** 200
- **Reaches:** the base of the statue, from the foot of the memorial complex
- **Public access:** Open to climb
- **Where:** Volgograd, Russia
- **Height climbed:** 70 m — 230 ft
- **Average rise per step:** 350 mm

## What the climb is like

A steady 15-minute walk up a broad ceremonial stairway; no difficulty beyond the length.

> Published counts for the same structure routinely disagree by five to ten per cent, and nearly always for one of three reasons: whether intermediate landings count as steps, whether the final platform step counts, and where the climb is deemed to start. The figure here says what it reaches.

## How it compares

*Only the ones marked open to climb can actually be walked.*

- Milan Cathedral rooftop: 251 steps
- Christ the Redeemer: 220 steps
- Statue of Liberty (pedestal): 215 steps
- The Motherland Calls (Mamayev Kurgan): 200 steps
- Wembley Stadium (Royal Box): 107 steps
- Lincoln Memorial: 57 steps
- La Giralda, Seville Cathedral: 17 steps

*The Motherland Calls (Mamayev Kurgan) ranks 53 of 56 here by step count.*

| Structure | Steps | Reaches | Access |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Milan Cathedral rooftop | 251 | the roof terraces, at 70 m among the spires | Open to climb |
| Christ the Redeemer | 220 | the statue's viewing platform, from the upper station of the Corcovado railway | Open to climb |
| Statue of Liberty (pedestal) | 215 | the top of the pedestal, at 47 m — the observation level below the statue itself | Open to climb |
| The Motherland Calls (Mamayev Kurgan) | 200 | the base of the statue, from the foot of the memorial complex | Open to climb |
| Wembley Stadium (Royal Box) | 107 | the Royal Box, where trophies are presented | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Lincoln Memorial | 57 | the statue chamber, from the plaza at the Reflecting Pool | Open to climb |
| La Giralda, Seville Cathedral | 17 | the bell chamber at 70 m — the rest of the ascent is 35 ramps, not stairs | Open to climb |

## Common questions

### How many steps to the top of The Motherland Calls (Mamayev Kurgan)?

200, reaching the base of the statue, from the foot of the memorial complex.

### Can the public climb The Motherland Calls (Mamayev Kurgan)?

Open to climb. A steady 15-minute walk up a broad ceremonial stairway; no difficulty beyond the length.

### How high is that climb?

70 m, about 230 ft, which averages 350 mm per step.

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