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The programme is devoted to one of the most famous monuments in St Petersburg, the Alexander Column on Palace Square. It was erected in 1829-34 on the square in front of the Winter Palace at the command of Nicholas I, who wanted to perpetuate the memory of his brother, Alexander I, the victor over Napoleon. The height of the monument is 47.5 meters. This is the highest triumphal column in the world.
Three-dimensional computer models show the stages in the raising of the column and are accompanied by commentaries. The programme relates the history of the creation and formal inauguration of the monument glorifying the victory of Russian arms in the Patriotic War of 1812. |
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