Памятник купцу Маркову, Bronze merchant monument in Dimitrovgrad, Russia

The monument to merchant Markov is a bronze figure of a man in a long coat, holding a cane in his right hand, standing on a tall pedestal of polished brown-speckled stone blocks with lighter grey-brown borders and a stepped base. A dark plaque with raised gold lettering on the upper block reads "Марковъ", "Петръ Степановичъ купецъ", "Иванъ Петровичъ Марковъ" and "От 1876 до 1917 г." It stands beside a paved walkway lined with trees and lamps.

The monument was built in 2003, funded by local citizens, to honor Konstantin Markov. Markov played a key role in the city's development and was instrumental in its growth.

The plaque on the pedestal names the merchant family Markov, with the dates 1876 to 1917 referring to the trading house founded by Grigory Markov and continued by his son Konstantin. The monument, unveiled in 2003, was paid for by residents, and the city keeps it on its municipal property register.

The monument stands beside a paved walkway lined with trees and lamps, so it is passed on foot rather than viewed from a car. The stepped base and the plaque with raised gold lettering are at eye level for reading. The inscription names Ivan Petrovich Markov and gives the dates 1876 to 1917, which do not match Konstantin Markov's term as posad head.

The plaque on the pedestal names not Konstantin Markov but his son Ivan Petrovich Markov and another merchant, Pyotr Stepanovich Markov, with the dates 1876 to 1917. The monument, unveiled on 5 September 2003, was sculpted by S. Mokrousov and paid for by townspeople.