The Alexander Column on Palace Square, St. Petersburg
The Alexander Column on Palace Square, from an open window in the Hermitage, Sankt Petersburg, colour photograph, 2004, photographer: Walter Smith; source: Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Petersburg-square.jpg, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
The Alexander Column on Palace Square, St. Petersburg, was designed by the French-born architect Auguste de Montferrand and erected between 1830 and 1834. The monument – including the base and the statue – is 47.5 metres high.
The Alexander Column on Palace Square, from an open window in the Hermitage, Sankt Petersburg, colour photograph, 2004, photographer: Walter Smith; source: Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Petersburg-square.jpg, 
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
The Alexander Column on Palace Square, St. Petersburg, was designed by the French-born architect Auguste de Montferrand and erected between 1830 and 1834. The monument – including the base and the statue – is 47.5 metres high.
