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The Alexander Column (Russian: Алекса́ндровская коло́нна, Aleksandrovskaya kolonna), also known as Alexandrian Column (Russian: Александри́йская коло́нна, Aleksandriyskaya kolonna), is the focal point of Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The Alexander Column (Aleksandrovskaia Kolonna), the focal point of Palace Square, was designed by the French-born architect Auguste de Montferrand and built between 1830 and 1834. The monument is 155 feet 8 inches tall and is topped with a statue of an angel holding a cross (the face of the angel is said to be modeled on the face of Emperor ...
The Alexander Column is one of the most famous monuments in St. Petersburg. It was built in the Empire style in the center of the Palace Square by architect Auguste Montferrand under a decree of Emperor Nicholas I to commemorate his elder brother, Alexander I of Napoleon.
In the centre of the square stands the Alexander Column (1830–1834), designed by Auguste de Montferrand. This red granite column (the tallest of its kind in the world) is 47.5 metres high and weighs some 500 tons. It is set so well that it requires no attachment to the base.
With the guilded spire of the Admiralty and the dome of St Isaac's clearly seen from here, the view westwards across the stone-clad expanse of Palace Square is quite breathtaking. In the middle of the square the Alexander Column creates an important focal point for this great architectural ensemble.
The 45m-high column, crowned with an angel, stands in the very center of Palace Square. It is impossible today to imagine St. Petersburg without this monument, which has been a must-see ever since it was first erected.
Alexander Column - Monument - Architecture - St Petersburg - Russia - The Alexander Column was built on Palace Square in memory of the Russian victory over Napoleon in the Patriotic War (1812). Designed by Auguste de Montferrand (1830–34), the column cons
