Alexander Column

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The Alexander Column is a monumental red granite column in Saint Petersburg, Russia, erected in the early 19th century to commemorate Russia’s victory over Napoleon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf granite column ⓘ
monument ⓘ
triumphal column ⓘ
angelDepicts an angel holding a cross ⓘ
angelFaceModeledOn Alexander I of Russia ⓘ
architect Auguste de Montferrand ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
balustradeHeight about 4.5 metres ⓘ
baseDecoratedWith bronze bas-reliefs ⓘ
military trophies ⓘ
builtToCommemorate Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Russia’s victory over Napoleon ⓘ
category Monuments and memorials in Saint Petersburg ⓘ
Outdoor sculptures in Saint Petersburg ⓘ
commissionedBy Nicholas I of Russia ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1834 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1830 ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
dedicatedTo Alexander I of Russia ⓘ
designer Auguste de Montferrand ⓘ
engineer Giovanni Battista Betancourt ⓘ
William Handyside ⓘ
erectedIn 1834 ⓘ
features angel statue with a cross ⓘ
single monolithic shaft ⓘ
foundationDepth about 6 metres ⓘ
height 155.8 feet ⓘ
47.5 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments ⓘ
locatedIn Russia ⓘ
St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form: Saint Petersburg
location Palace Square ⓘ
material bronze ⓘ
red granite ⓘ
namedAfter Alexander I of Russia ⓘ
near General Staff Building ⓘ
Winter Palace ⓘ
partOf Palace Square ⓘ
surface form: Palace Square ensemble
shaftHeight 25.6 metres ⓘ
84 feet ⓘ
stability stands without attachment to the base ⓘ
style Empire style ⓘ
topSculptor Boris Orlovsky ⓘ
touristAttraction St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form: Saint Petersburg
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments ⓘ
unveiled 1834 ⓘ
weight about 600 tonnes ⓘ
yearOfEvent French invasion of Russia ⓘ
surface form: 1812 French invasion of Russia

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Palace Square → borderedBy → Alexander Column ⓘ
Auguste de Montferrand → designed → Alexander Column ⓘ
General Staff Building → facing → Alexander Column ⓘ
Palace Square → hasPart → Alexander Column ⓘ
Winter Palace → near → Alexander Column ⓘ
Auguste de Montferrand → notableWork → Alexander Column ⓘ