Ostrovskogo Square
1873. Sculptor M.Mikeshin 

The monument to Catherine the Great was put 
up in the public garden in front of the 
Alexandrinsky Theater in 1873. The statue stands 
on a high figured pedestal made of gray polished 
Serdobolsk granite. The figures of outstanding 
Russian statesmen of the second half of the 19th 
century surround the pedestal, including those of 
G.Potiomkin- Tavrichesky, A.Orlov, 
A.Bezborodko, I.Betskoi, Ye.Dashkova, 
A.Suvorov, P.Rumiantsev-Zadunaisky, 
G.Derzhavin, V.Chichagov, and many others. The 
socle of the pedestal carries a plaque with a 
dedication inscription decorated with emblems of 
Science, Arts and Law.