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Moving the column from the ship onto the
embankment by the Winter Palace
From Montferrand's book
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View of the tent in which the workers trimmed
the column
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The shaft of the column raised onto the
upper part of the ramp
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The tremendous work of erecting the monument began with
a foundation pit four metres deep into which 1,250 pine piles, each
6.4 metres long, were driven. A foundation of 12 granite blocks was
placed on the piles. On top of the foundation they set a plinth (a
massive slab weighing 410 tonnes) and two more blocks of stone forming
the pedestal. A capsule containing medals and coins minted in honour
of Alexander I in platinum, gold, silver and copper. They included
a unique platinum medal produced to Montferrand's design bearing the
date 1830 and a depiction of the column. |
