Alexander Column
Record: 6.40 m
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 monument was raised after the Russian victory in the war with Napoleon's France. The column is named for Emperor Alexander I of Russia, who reigned from 1801–25.
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Alexander column. Architect Auguste de Montferrand, sculpturers Boris Orlovskiy, Johann Leppe and Pyotr Svintsov, painter Giovanni Battista Scotti, 1830–1834. Alexander Column 2
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Alexander column. Architect Auguste de Montferrand, sculpturers Boris Orlovskiy, Johann Leppe and Pyotr Svintsov, painter Giovanni Battista Scotti, 1830–1834. Alexander Column 2
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La columna de Alejandro en la Plaza del Palacio. Alexander Column 3
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La columna de Alejandro en la Plaza del Palacio. Alexander Column 3
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La estatua del ángel con la cruz. Alexander Column 7
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La estatua del ángel con la cruz. Alexander Column 7
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The top of the column, showing statue of an angel holding a cross. Alexander Column 8
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The top of the column, showing statue of an angel holding a cross. Alexander Column 8
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The top of the column, showing statue of an angel holding a cross. Alexander Column 9
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The top of the column, showing statue of an angel holding a cross. Alexander Column 9
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Decoración del pedestal. Alexander Column 16
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Decoración del pedestal. Alexander Column 16
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Pedestal decorations of Alexander column. Alexander Column 17
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Pedestal decorations of Alexander column. Alexander Column 17
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Decoración del pedestal. Alexander Column 18
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Decoración del pedestal. Alexander Column 18
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Águila Imperial decoración de la reja. Alexander Column 19
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Águila Imperial decoración de la reja. Alexander Column 19
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Column of Alexander I - view through the Arch of General Staff building. Alexander Column 21
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Column of Alexander I - view through the Arch of General Staff building. Alexander Column 21
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Column of Alexander I - view through the Arch of General Staff building. Alexander Column 22
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Column of Alexander I - view through the Arch of General Staff building. Alexander Column 22
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Dvortsovaya square (Palace square). Alexander Column 23
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Dvortsovaya square (Palace square). Alexander Column 23
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Dvortsovaya square (Palace square). Alexander Column 24
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Dvortsovaya square (Palace square). Alexander Column 24
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Dvortsovaya square (Palace square). Alexander Column 25
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Dvortsovaya square (Palace square). Alexander Column 25
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Vista de la plaza con la Alexander Column desde una ventana abierta en el Museo del Hermitage, ubicado en el Palacio de Invierno. Alexander Column 30
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Vista de la plaza con la Alexander Column desde una ventana abierta en el Museo del Hermitage, ubicado en el Palacio de Invierno. Alexander Column 30
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Alexander's Column, from a Hermitage Window. Alexander Column 31
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Alexander's Column, from a Hermitage Window. Alexander Column 31
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Aerial view of the Palace Square, between the Winter Palace (right) and the Building of the General Staff (left). Alexander Column 36
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Aerial view of the Palace Square, between the Winter Palace (right) and the Building of the General Staff (left). Alexander Column 36
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