Alexander Column (Saint Petersburg)

Russia / Sankt Petersburg / Saint Petersburg / Dvortsovaya ploshchad
 monument, interesting place, listed building / architectural heritage, 1830s construction, 2002_construction, Second Empire (architecture), 1963_construction, war memorial, object of cultural heritage of federal importance (Russia)
Erected on Palace Square in 1830-1834 in honour of the Russian Emperor Alexander I (1777 - 1825) and his victory after Napoleon's invasion of Russia. The architect was August Montferrand.

The inscription on the monument is
АЛЕКСАНДРУ I
БЛАГОДАРНАЯ РОССИЯ
(Alexander I , Grateful Russia)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Column
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Coordinates:   59°56'20"N   30°18'56"E