Alexander's Column

[Alina Israeli]

Are you talking about the column near Winter Palace? It is made of  
granite, one piece held in place by its own weight.

However,

Александровская колонна была окружена декоративной бронзовой оградой,  
выполненной по проекту Огюста Монферрана. Высота ограды около 1,5  
метров. Ограду украшали 136 двуглавых орлов и 12 трофейных пушек (4 по  
углам и 2 обрамляют двустворчатые ворота с четырёх сторон ограды),  
которые венчали трёхглавые орлы. (http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0 
)

They are now gone.

Sep 1, 2010, в 9:32 AM, Simon Beattie написал(а):

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Alina Israeli
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