Chesme Column

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The Chesme Column is a commemorative monument in Saint Petersburg, Russia, erected to honor Russian naval victories in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774.

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Chesme Column canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
victory column ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ
architect Antonio Rinaldi ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
category Columns and towers in Russia ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Saint Petersburg ⓘ
Outdoor sculptures in Russia ⓘ
commissionedBy Catherine the Great ⓘ
completionDate 1778 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1774 ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
dedicatedTo Imperial Russian Navy ⓘ
era Russian Empire ⓘ
hasPart Corinthian column ⓘ
bronze bas-reliefs ⓘ
bronze eagle sculpture ⓘ
pedestal ⓘ
spiral staircase ⓘ
viewing platform ⓘ
hasRelief allegorical figures ⓘ
inscriptions commemorating victories ⓘ
naval battle scenes ⓘ
height approximately 25 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia ⓘ
honours Battle of Chesme ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chesma

Battle of Chios (1770) ⓘ
Battle of Patras (1772) ⓘ
Russian naval victories ⓘ
Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 ⓘ
inception 1770s ⓘ
locatedIn Catherine Park ⓘ
Pushkin, Saint Petersburg ⓘ
Saint Petersburg ⓘ
linked to: St. Petersburg

Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
locatedNear Great Pond of Catherine Park ⓘ
locatedOn island in a pond ⓘ
materialUsed bronze ⓘ
granite ⓘ
marble ⓘ
namedAfter Battle of Chesme ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chesma
operator Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Preserve ⓘ
owner Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to: Russia
partOf Tsarskoye Selo palace-and-park ensemble ⓘ
subjectOf art historical studies ⓘ
tourist visits ⓘ

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Pushkin, Saint Petersburg → hasLandmark → Chesme Column ⓘ
Tsarskoye Selo → hasBuilding → Chesme Column ⓘ
Catherine Park → hasPart → Chesme Column ⓘ
Catherine Park, Pushkin → hasPart → Chesme Column ⓘ