The Alexander Column, also known as Alexandrian Column, 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 to 1825.
The Alexander Column in the Palace Square
"The Alexander Column in scaffolds" (1832–1834), by Grigory Gagarin.
The top of the column, showing statue of an angel holding a cross
Pedestal decorations of Alexander column
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of roughly 5.6 million residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city.
Catherine Palace in Tsarskoe Selo
Image: Winter Palace Panorama 3
Image: Palace Bridge SPB (img 2)
Image: RUS 2016 Aerial SPB Peter and Paul Cathedral
