Add a review about the monument to Catherine II in St. Petersburg
Monument to Catherine II was opened in 1873. The foot of the pedestal with the majestic figure of Catherine the Great surround the images of her approximate: AV Suvorov, PA Rumyantsev, GR Derzhavin , I. I. Betsky, E. R. Dashkova, A. G. Orlov, A. A. Bezborodko, G. A. Potemkin, V. Ya. Chichagov. Square in front of the theater is called Catherine. The idea to install a monument to Catherine II arose in the first years of her reign. However, Catherine herself was against this.
The expense for the construction of the monument amounted to 316 000 rubles, and together with the production of commemorative medals, the organization of the opening ceremony and the redevelopment of the square - 456 896 rubles.
Granite of different breeds for the pedestal of the monument was brought by water from Karelian Isthmus to the Neva embankment near the Summer Garden, and from there - on a special portable railroad made at the San Galli plant, was taken to the place. Simultaneously with the construction of the monument there were works on the creation of the park.
The opening was accompanied by a military parade and salute. After the opening ceremony, the tables for celebrating the authors of the monument were laid in the Public Library
Monument to Catherine II
Address: St. Petersburg, pl. Ostrovsky, before the Alexandrinsky Theater
Monument to Catherine II in St. Petersburg
Monument to Catherine II in St. Petersburg in the evening
В. Ya. Chichagov, AG Orlov-Chesmensky, Monument to Catherine II in St. Petersburg
G. A. Potemkin, A. V. Suvorov, Monument to Catherine II in St. Petersburg
A. A. Bezborodko, I. I. Betskoi, Monument to Catherine II in St. Petersburg
