Admiralu Stepanu Osipovicu Makarovu, Saint Petersburg
Facts and practical information
Memorial Stiepana Macarowa in the Chronist - a monument erected in 1913 in Kronstadzda, Russia in honor of the Russian navy commander, oceanographer, polarist and vice-admiration of Stiepana Makarowa.
Funds for the construction of the monument were collected in 1910. A meeting from a meeting devoted to Memorial ViceEdmirała Stiepana Makarowa. At that time, the Russian project of the Leonid Sherwood sculptor was adopted, and ancharstic Square in Kronstada was selected as the location of the future monument. The construction of the monument was started in 1911 and the unveiling took place on June 24, 1913 in the presence of the Emperor of Russia Santa II.
Stiepana Macarowa monument consists of a 5-meter plinth made of granite on which a 3.5-meter statue is placed from a bronze height, and three bas-reliefs placed on the three pages of a plinth dedicated to the most important stages of life vice-fashioned Makarowa, such as: first in the Russian army He made an attack by floating torpedoes during the Russian-Turkish war in 1877-1878.
He designed and supervised the construction of the first icebreaker in the world with a reinforced hull that could effectively break ice.
Battleship explosion Pietropawłowsk on April 13, 1904 during the Russian-Japan War, on which he died.
The monument also includes a charmed songwritten song in honor of Dmitrijewa, the entire monument is fenced by cast iron chains suspended on four anchors lying around the monument.
Saint Petersburg
Admiralu Stepanu Osipovicu Makarovu – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Kronstadt Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt Naval Museum, Kronstadt, Saint Andrew's Cathedral.
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Bus
- площадь Рошаля • Lines: 2Кр (5 min walk)
- Петровский парк • Lines: 3Кр (8 min walk)