Tomb of General Skalon, Military grave in Smolensk, Russia.

The Tomb of General Skalon stands by the Royal Bastion in Smolensk's Lopatinsky Garden park. It is a four-sided obelisk of grey granite on a cubic pedestal above a two-step base, enclosed by an iron railing. A relief cross is set on the front face, and memorial plaques are mounted on all four sides.

The general was involved in the defense of Smolensk during the 1812 conflict when forces attacked the city. He died while serving in the military operations of that period.

The grave stands by the Royal Bastion in Lopatinsky Garden, not in a cemetery. Napoleon ordered that Skalon, killed on 5 August 1812 defending Rachevskaya suburb, be buried with full military honours, and attended the funeral himself. His grandsons Georgy and Dmitry Skalon erected the obelisk in 1912, during the centenary of the 1812 war.

The grave stands in Lopatinsky Garden park, by the Royal Bastion, not in a cemetery. Enter the park and head for the bastion earthworks; the granite obelisk with its iron railing is beside them. The site is a federal cultural heritage monument, so keep to the paths and do not climb the base or the fence.

Napoleon ordered that Skalon be buried with full military honours, and he attended the funeral himself at the Korolevsky Bastion. The obelisk of grey granite was erected on 5 August 1912, the centenary of the battle, by the general's grandsons Georgy and Dmitry Skalon.