Monument to Alexander II - a monument to the Russian emperor Alexander II . The first sculptural monument erected in Minsk in January 1901 was located on Cathedral Square (now Freedom Square ), near the Minsk City Hall . Dismantled in September 1915, when approaching the city of German troops. His further fate is unknown [1] .
| Monument | |
| Monument to Alexander II | |
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| A country | Belarus |
| Location | Minsk , Cathedral Square |
| Building | 1901 |
| condition | not preserved |
Content
Description
The pedestal was a tetrahedral prism made of black granite . The bust of the emperor in a hussar uniform was made of bronze . The inscription on the monument: "Emperor Alexander II. Grateful citizens of Minsk. The year 1900 ” [1] . At the base of the monument were marble columns connected by a chain. In the dark, it was lit by two electric lights standing on its sides. In accordance with the prescription of the city council, it was forbidden to let people "obscenely and dirtyly dressed: merchants, laborers and artisans" into the park.
History
The monument to Alexander II was the first sculpture monument erected in Minsk . The monument was created on the voluntary donations of citizens. The grand opening of the monument took place on January 7, 1901. In September 1915, as German troops approached the city, the bust was evacuated from the pedestal. His further fate is unknown [1] .
After the 1917 revolution, in its place, according to the design of the Minsk architect and sculptor O. Krasnopolsky, a monument to the “Soldier-Revolutionary” was erected. He was a figure of a fighter (most likely from plaster ) in a soldier's overcoat with a rifle in his hands. In February 1918, during the German occupation, the sculpture was destroyed. May 1, 1921 on the site of the monument appears an obelisk named after the Minsk Council. The structure was probably built from short-lived materials and then dismantled. In 1927, a monument to Hirsch Leckert by the sculptor Abram Brazer was erected at this place, but later, in 1937, in the wake of the purges of the “ great terror ”, it was demolished [2] . In 1939, a fountain was built here, fragments of which have been preserved to this day [3] .
See also
- History of Minsk
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Falcon, 2006 , p. 100.
- ↑ Andreev V.P. Belarus at XX stagodzi. - 2004. - T. 3. - S. 35.
- ↑ Denisov V.N. Freedom Square in Minsk. - Mn. : Polymya, 1985 .-- S. 22 .-- 79 p.
Literature
- Sokol K. G. Monumental monuments of the Russian Empire: catalog. - Vagrius Plus, 2006 .-- S. 100. - 429 p.