Alexander Column
monolit · 1834 · Saint Petersburg, RU · August Ricard de Montferrand
Alexander Column (Saint Petersburg, Russia) dates from 1834. The catalogue names August Ricard de Montferrand as the architect. The date falls within the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.
It is 47.5 metres high. The building materials include pyterlite. The building is protected as federal cultural heritage site in Russia.
The catalogue has 2 more buildings by August Ricard de Montferrand. 150 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is General Staff Building, 145 m away.