The monument to Prince Vorontsovo is a monument to M.S. Vorontsov , the Novorossiysk and Bessarabian Governor-General , erected on Cathedral Square in Odessa in 1863. The second monument of Odessa [1] .
| Monument | |
| Monument to Prince Vorontsov | |
|---|---|
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| A country | Ukraine |
| City | Odessa |
| Sculptor | Brugger, F. |
| Architect | Boffo, F.K. |
| Established | |
| Building | 1863 |
History
The monumental bronze lightest prince is presented dressed in a mantle with a field marshal's baton in his hand. The sculpture of the prince is placed on a quadrangular pedestal made of Crimean diorite . On the front side of the monument there is the following inscription on the pedestal: “To His Gracious Prince Mikhail Semenovich Vorontsov, grateful compatriots. 1863. ”On the back side:“ To the Governor-General of the Novorossiysk Territory and Bessarabia 1823-1854. ”, On the other two sides there are bas-relief images of the battle of Kraon and the capture of Varna with the inscriptions“ Kraon 1814. ”and“ Varna 1828. ” [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Kokhansky V. Odessa and its surroundings. A complete illustrated guide and reference book. - 3rd. - Odessa: L. Nitche, 1892 .-- S. 65. - 554 p.
Literature
- Kokhansky V. Odessa and its surroundings. A complete illustrated guide and reference book. - 3rd. - Odessa: L. Nitche, 1892 .-- S. 65. - 554 p.
- Pilyavsky V.A. Buildings, structures, monuments of Odessa and their architects. - 2nd ed. - Odessa: Optimum, 2010 .-- S. 120. - 276 p. - ISBN 978-966-344-377-5 .