The Triumphal Arch at Victory Square, located on Kutuzovsky Avenue, was built between 1966 and 1968 and is an exact replica of the Triumphal Gates erected in Moscow from 1829 to 1834 by architect O. Bove.

The original Triumphal Gates were located at Tverskaya Zastava Square and served as an entrance to the city. They were previously surrounded by a fence and two buildings for housing the guards.

During the restoration of the gates, the fence was removed, and many cast iron details were replaced with new ones made at the Mytishchi factory. The Stankolit factory produced new cast iron columns 12 meters high and weighing 16 tons, using the details of the only surviving column. The authentic elements of the arch include the chariot with the goddess of victory, Nike, and the figures of warriors. The text on the attic of the arch was changed during the reconstruction.

The original gates were built by order of Emperor Nicholas I as a monument to victory and in memory of Alexander I. The opening took place on September 20 (October 2) 1834. The gates were made in the Empire style and decorated with cast iron reliefs of the coats of arms of the cities that participated in the war. Sculptors I. Vitali and I. Timofeev created the figures of warriors symbolizing Victory, Glory, and Courage. Metropolitan Philaret (Drozdov) refused to consecrate the gates due to the images of mythological figures.

In 1936, the gates were dismantled as part of the reconstruction of Tverskaya Zastava Square according to the General Plan of 1935. Employees of the Shchusev Museum of Architecture carefully measured the arch, allowing for its accurate restoration.

Research conducted in 2008 and 2010 revealed the emergency condition of the sculptures of the goddess of victory, the chariot, and the horses, as well as the figures of Fortitude and Courage. The sculptures were affected by corrosion, lost their protective coating, and the chariot was partially destroyed. The statue of Nike tilted, which could have led to its collapse.

In 2012, a scientific restoration of the arch was carried out, restoring its original appearance. The sculptures were dismantled for restoration, while the others were restored on-site. Restorers removed layers of Kuzbass slag and applied a modern coating for protection against chemical agents. The original alloy composition, including bronze, tin, and silver, was used. Lost details were restored, and concrete pedestals were replaced with granite ones. The white stone cladding of the arch, damaged by air pollution, was updated. The graphite color of the columns, envisioned by Bove, was restored, and a lighting system was installed. The area around the arch was landscaped, creating a flowerbed covering 5,700 square meters.

During the restoration, a yellowed note was found with the text: “On October 18, 1968, the last worker to leave here was foreman Fyodor Davydov.” A capsule containing the names of 232 participants in the restoration and a message to future generations was placed in the upper part of the monument, to be opened in 2062. The renovated arch was opened on September 4, 2012, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the victory in the Patriotic War of 1812.

In 2012, the arch became a laureate of the Moscow Government competition for the best project in the field of cultural heritage preservation “Moscow Restoration.”