The start of Ulitsa Kirova is formed with Ploschad Mira which has in its centre a monument to Kaluga’s most famous citizen – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. The monument was unveiled in 1958 on the 100th anniversary of the scientist’s birth. It depicts Tsiolkovsky in bronze confidently striding forward on top of a granite pedestal. Behind the statue there stands an 18 metre stainless-steel rocket.