The Alexander Column , built in 1829 – 34 from a design by Auguste Montferrand, was put up in the center of the Palace Square to commemorate Russia’s victory over Napoleon in the War of 1812- 1814. The pedestal of the Alexander Column is adorned with bronze compositions in relief executed by P. Svintsov, I. Leppe and S.Balin after drawing by Montferrand and Giovanni Battisia Scotti. The Alexander Column is crowned by the figure on an angel holding a cross in one hand (sculptor Boris Orlovsky). The Alexander Column was hewed out of a dark red granite monolith under the supervision of the talented stonemason Yakovlev. It is kept secure on the pedestal entirely by its own weight. The overall height of the Alexander Column is 47.5 meters.
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