Alexander's Column

[Simon Beattie]

Thanks.  It's certainly similar, isn't it?  But there's a description with
this engraving and it's definitely Alexander I, and definitely French
artillery.

Simon

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Sent: 01 September 2010 16:44
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Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Alexander's Column

Simon,

Maybe you're thinking of the monument to the Turkish war next to Trinity 
Cathedral in St. Petersburg (constructed from 140 cannon barrels), which was

built by Alexander III. It looks a lot like your illustration. The original
was 
destroyed in 1929 and a replica was built in 2004:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Turkish_War_Memorial_column

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