Monument to Peter the Great, Lipetsk
Record: 5.60 m
Monument to Peter the Great (Lipetsk)
Lipetsk. Monument to Peter the Great (1996, sculptor V.M. Klykov).
We begin our walk from Peter the Great Square, where in 1996, in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Russian fleet, a monument dedicated to the tsar was erected. The date was not chosen by chance. In 1700, by decree of Peter the Great, “iron-making” plants began to be built in Lipetsk. Of the cannons cast here, the Swedes were smashed near Poltava.
At that time, Peter the Great often came to Lipetsk (but more on that later). And in the XXI century he returned again, however, already in bronze guise.
From Peter the Great Square we will go to the Lower Park, which is located across the road. Today it is one of the largest in the city. Near the steps leading to it, a memorial sign hangs on which the inscription is made: “Here was the office of the Lipsky iron plants of the era of Peter I”. Nearby is one of the main attractions of the park - “Guns” - a monument to the origin of metallurgy in Lipetsk.
Rewizor.ru
Ploschad Petra Velikogo (Peter the Great Square) was previously known as Ploschad Karla Marksa (Karl Marx Square) but was renamed after a monument to Lipetsk's founder was established here in 1996. The monument to Peter the Great was unveiled as part of the celebrations of the 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy, which was established by Peter the Great. It depicts the emperor confidently striding atop a naval themed pedestal.
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