Monument to Catherine the Great

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Monument to Catherine the Great

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This monument to Catherine the Great was unveiled in 1873. The monument was established in honor of the 100th anniversary of crowning Catherine the Great. The monument was built during 10 years.

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www.PresentationPro.com The monument is located in the middle of a small, grass-covered square, just off Nevsky Prospekt , which is lined by the Anichkov Palace , the Alexandrinsky Drama Theater and the Russian National Library .

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The monument was designed by the Russian artist Michael Mikeshin and created by the best sculptors and architects of the day. In the construction of the monument Michael Mikeshin took part; sculptural works were performed by Matvei Chizhov and Alexander Opekushin who created the figures surrounding the pedestal.

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www.PresentationPro.com The monument to the Empress of All the Russia Catherine the Great is almost 15 meters in high . The monument is placed on the granite pedestal. There is a memorial inscription on the pedestal: “To Empress Catherine the Great during the reign of Emperor Alexander II-th 1873”.

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Catherine the Great is dressed in her official gown and holds a scepter in her right hand and an olive wreath in her left hand. The pedestal is decorated with the symbols of royal power

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Among the dignitaries, who's likenesses have been carved on the statue's pedestal, are Alexander Suvorov, perhaps the most famous general in Russian history, Prince Potiomkin , the general and politician, Ekaterina Dashkova , the first woman to chair the Russian Academy of Sciences and the celebrated poet Gavrila Derzhavin.

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Citizens of St. Petersburg and many tourists always come to this park in the very center of the city and with pleasure enjoy the surroundings.