Sujet

The 47,5 m, tall alexander column hewn in 1830-34 from a monolith weighing 600 tons, rising in the centre of the dvortsovaya square with a sculpture of an angel on the top needs a restoration costing at least 14 million roubles, this unique monument created by designer auguste de montferrand and sculptor boris orlovsky to commemorate russian victory over napoleon in 1812, it will take one year to restore the monument as a whole,st,petersburg, russia, april 7,2001.

Légende

The 47,5 m, tall alexander column hewn in 1830-34 from a monolith weighing 600 tons, rising in the centre of the dvortsovaya square with a sculpture of an angel on the top needs a restoration costing at least 14 million roubles, this unique monument created by designer auguste de montferrand and sculptor boris orlovsky to commemorate russian victory over napoleon in 1812, it will take one year to restore the monument as a whole,st,petersburg, russia, april 7,2001.

Date

01 févr. 2001

Crédit

Photo12/Sovfoto/UIG

Notre référence

UMG20B10_175

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

8,3Mo (1,2Mo) / 12,0cm x 17,3cm / 1416 x 2048 (300dpi)

Mots clés

St. Petersburg Palace Square Winter Palace petersburg 2000s Alexander Column memorial statue renovation pillar victory symbol Dvortsovaya Orlovsky Montferrand Russia geography cities towns

Restrictions

Utilisation éditoriale uniquement.