Alexander Column

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The Alexander Column is a monumental red granite column in Saint Petersburg, Russia, erected in the early 19th century to commemorate Russia’s victory over Napoleon.

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This AI-generated illustration was produced by black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-dev (1024x1024) from a prompt written by openai/gpt-oss-120b from the entity's label + description.

Prompt

Generate an image of the Alexander Column (The Alexander Column is a monumental red granite column in Saint Petersburg, Russia, erected in the early 19th century to commemorate Russia’s victory over Napoleon.)

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Alexander Column canonical 13

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf granite column ⓘ
monument ⓘ
triumphal column ⓘ
angelDepicts an angel holding a cross ⓘ
angelFaceModeledOn Alexander I of Russia ⓘ
architect Auguste de Montferrand ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
balustradeHeight about 4.5 metres ⓘ
baseDecoratedWith bronze bas-reliefs ⓘ
military trophies ⓘ
builtToCommemorate Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Russia’s victory over Napoleon ⓘ
category Monuments and memorials in Saint Petersburg ⓘ
Outdoor sculptures in Saint Petersburg ⓘ
commissionedBy Nicholas I of Russia ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1834 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1830 ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
dedicatedTo Alexander I of Russia ⓘ
designer Auguste de Montferrand ⓘ
engineer Giovanni Battista Betancourt ⓘ
William Handyside ⓘ
erectedIn 1834 ⓘ
features angel statue with a cross ⓘ
single monolithic shaft ⓘ
foundationDepth about 6 metres ⓘ
height 155.8 feet ⓘ
47.5 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments ⓘ
locatedIn Russia ⓘ
Saint Petersburg ⓘ
linked to: St. Petersburg
location Palace Square ⓘ
material bronze ⓘ
red granite ⓘ
namedAfter Alexander I of Russia ⓘ
near General Staff Building ⓘ
Winter Palace ⓘ
partOf Palace Square ensemble ⓘ
linked to: Palace Square
shaftHeight 25.6 metres ⓘ
84 feet ⓘ
stability stands without attachment to the base ⓘ
style Empire style ⓘ
topSculptor Boris Orlovsky ⓘ
touristAttraction Saint Petersburg ⓘ
linked to: St. Petersburg
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments ⓘ
unveiled 1834 ⓘ
weight about 600 tonnes ⓘ
yearOfEvent 1812 French invasion of Russia ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palace Square → borderedBy → Alexander Column ⓘ
Palace Square → hasPart → Alexander Column ⓘ
General Staff Building → facing → Alexander Column ⓘ
Winter Palace → near → Alexander Column ⓘ
Auguste de Montferrand → notableWork → Alexander Column ⓘ
Auguste de Montferrand → designed → Alexander Column ⓘ
Palace Square, Saint Petersburg → hasPart → Alexander Column ⓘ
William Handyside → notableWork → Alexander Column ⓘ
Dvortsovy Municipal Okrug → contains → Alexander Column ⓘ
Auguste de Montferrand → notableWork → Alexander Column ⓘ
subject linked to: de Montferrand
Triumphal Arch of the General Staff Building → formsEnsembleWith → Alexander Column ⓘ