Alexander II Column, also known as Alexander's column or Monument to Alexander II of Russia, is a
triumphal column
A victory column, or monumental column or triumphal column, is a monument in the form of a column, erected in memory of a victorious battle, war, or revolution. The column typically stands on a base and is crowned with a victory symbol, such as a ...
located in
Shevchenko Park,
Odesa
Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative ...
and is commemorated to the visit of Russian Emperor
Alexander II the city of Odesa in 1875.
The monument was built in May 1891 on the same place where the city's municipality was meeting the emperor Alexander II in 1875. For that purpose there was built the Tsar's pavilion where the monarch gave permission on establishing here a park named after him and planted the first tree. The monument was built on remnants of the Saint Andrew bastion (fortification motte) of Odesa Fortress that was built in 1793-1794 for border control and was declared inefficient for defence in 1811 as the borders of Russia moved further southwest.
Gallery
File:Monument alexanderII odessa3.jpg, Old post card with the monument
File:Alexander colomn odessa 1931.jpg, In 1931 it was known as the 2nd International monument with Stalin's depiction
See also
*
Shevchenko Park (Odesa)
External links
* Kalugin, G.
Second salvation of the Alexander's column'. Vechernyaya Odesa. 15 September 2011.
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History of Odesa
Monuments and memorials in Odesa
Monumental columns in Ukraine
Russians in Ukraine