Monument in honor of the 200th anniversary of the founding of Sevastopol

Monument in honor of the 200th anniversary of the founding of Sevastopol - a monument erected on the site of the first city buildings of Sevastopol , in the historical part of the city in the square on Nakhimov Square . Opened June 14, 1983 to the 200th anniversary of the founding of the city. The authors are architects G. G. Kuzminsky and A. S. Gladkov.

The monument was created in architectural forms characteristic of the monuments of the first defense of Sevastopol . It is a stele of gray granite , in the upper part of which a cannonball is mounted. It is installed in the center of a flower lawn , fenced with a granite border. Steps framed by curly walls lead to the stele; there are two benches on the sides of the stairs. An inscription in Russian is carved on the front side of the stele: "Here, on June 3 (14), 1783, the city of Sevastopol, the sea fortress of southern Russia, was laid." On the opposite side is the translation of the Greek word "Sevastopol": "A city worthy of worship." On the side faces there are two dates - 1783, 1983. The height of the monument is 3.41 meters .

At the foot of the stele on December 31, 2000, a capsule was laid with a message to the Sevastopol residents, who would live in a hundred years. They should reveal it on October 31, 2100 .