The monument to Catherine II – Ostrovskogo monument on the square in St. Petersburg, ustanovlenny in honor of Empress Catherine II in 1873 Bronzovaya figure of Catherine & Iota; & Iota; holding ckipetr and lavrovy venok, c shoulders falls ckladkami gornostaevaya mantle, at the feet of vozlegaet korona Rossiyskoy Empire. Empress izobrazhena with osankoy vysochayshey Specialties, odnako without strogosti c and a slight smile on his face. The breast is visible orden St. Andrew Pervozvannogo.
Ostroslovy tell chto bronzovye figure of Catherine favoritov vokrug pedestal of the monument to Catherine gestures demonstriruyut sizes svoih dostoinstv. One tolko Derzhavin vinovato razvodit hands. And above them vozvyshaetsya majestic depraved Empress c lukavoy ulybkoy and skipetrom-etalonom in royal hands. In deystvitelnosti izobrazhёnnyh of the monument a favorite of Catherine (on nekotorym data, even secret spouse) was tolko GA Potёmkin.
One legend contends chto pod monument buried “untold bogatstva”. When odna monument tab of ekzaltirovannyh give sorvala with cebya ring and brosila in kotlovan. Her example posledovali and other ladies. According gorodskim info Beaches Tips, verily in sovetskoe the authorities wanted provesti raskopki Ekaterininskom in the garden. Odnako delo on desk razgovorov not poshlo
Monument to Catherine -. The most miserable city monument. He lost postoyanno sculptural details (bronze chain ordena, swords), oskolki glass bottles restavratory found even golove Empress. And once Catherine was spotted vest with butylkoy in hand. Govoryat chto did podvypivshie sailors.
In sovetskoe time Catherine’s garden became a favorite mestom sbora shahmatistov, kotorye and now often organize tournaments on the benches.