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Next, head to the Square of Fallen Fighters. Here you will find the Eternal Flame, Post No. 1 and an old poplar that survived the Battle of Stalingrad. In autumn, winter and spring, schoolchildren are on duty at the square from 10:00 to 14:00. The guard changes every 20 minutes. This is a cylindrical building that can be seen above the Retaining Wall from Heroes' Square. Some features of the Hall of Military Glory: Diameter - 42 meters. In the center is the Eternal Flame, made in the form of a huge white marble hand holding a torch. This torch serves as a symbol of the life that the defenders of Stalingrad defended and passed on to their descendants. The word "Glory" is written three times on the torch. Around the entire perimeter of the Hall are 34 purple mosaic banners with the names and titles of the heroes who died in the Battle of Stalingrad. In total, 7,200 names are written on the banners. Above the banners, there is an image of a guards ribbon with an inscription. And on the ceiling above the ribbon, there are eighteen images of orders and medals of the Great Patriotic War. Along the walls, there is a spiral ramp that leads to the Square of Sorrow. In the ceiling of the Hall, above the torch of the Eternal Flame, there is a large round hole, the diameter of which is 11 meters. If you look at a certain angle, you can see the "Motherland" through this opening. In the Hall of Military Glory, a melody from the work "Dreams" by R. Schumann plays.