Dolgorukovsky obelisk description and photo - Crimea: Simferopol (Topic)

Dolgorukovsky obelisk description and photo - Crimea: Simferopol. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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Dolgorukovsky obelisk is considered the first monument of Simferopol. It was built in 1842 and is located at the intersection of Zhukovsky and Karl Liebknecht streets.

The monument is dedicated to the victory of the Russian troops over the Tatars and Turks in June 1771. At the same time, an agreement was signed on the annexation of Crimea to Russia. For his victory, the commander Dolgorukov received a sword decorated with diamonds, the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called and the title of "Crimean". On April 5, 1842, on the initiative of Dolgoruky's grandson, a monument was laid, which was intended to perpetuate Russia's struggle for access to the Black Sea.

The monument is a tetrahedral obelisk, set on a five-meter pedestal made of gray Crimean diorite. The obelisk is decorated with sculptural medallions on all sides. So, on the medallion on the south side, the coat of arms of the Dolgoruky princes was depicted, on the east side - a medallion depicting how Prince Dolgoruky hands over Russian laws to the conquered peoples of Crimea. The medallion on the west side depicts the battle for the Crimea.

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