Monument to Koltsov in Koltsovsky Garden Square, Marble bust of a poet in Koltsovsky Garden Square, Voronezh, Russia
The Monument to Koltsov is a white Carrara marble bust on a high, tapering pedestal in Koltsovsky Garden Square, central Voronezh. The pedestal is decorated with wreaths, garlands and rosettes, and the front bears the inscription "Алексей Васильевич Кольцов". The bust was carved by Augustino Triscorni after a drawing by architect Alexander Cui.
The monument was unveiled on 27 October 1868, the second public monument in Voronezh after the statue of Peter I. The poet's sister, A. V. Andronova, initiated it and organised a public subscription. The bust was carved in white Carrara marble by Augustino Triscorni from a design by architect Alexander Kui, who also supervised installation and planned the square. In 1942 German troops set up a military cemetery around the undamaged bust; it was removed after the city's liberation.
The poet's sister, A. V. Andronova, initiated the monument and organised a public subscription to fund it. Since the bust was installed, a tradition has developed of placing potted palms around it in the square.
The monument stands along the central paths of the garden square and is easy to reach on foot from the city center. The square is open to the public at all times, and the paths around it are generally clear and flat.
The monument was initiated by the poet's own sister, A. V. Andronova, who organized a public subscription to fund it. The bust was carved from white Carrara marble by Augustino Triscorni after a design by architect Alexander Cui, who also supervised the installation and planned the square. Since its unveiling, a tradition of placing potted palms around the monument has developed.
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