Catherine-II Monument

In Krasnodar, in Ekaterinsky Square, there stands a monument to Catherine II created by sculptor Alexander Apollonov. The height of the empress figure is 4 meters; she holds a scepter and orb. The pedestal features the text of the Charter granted by Catherine II on June 30, 1792. On the monument are also depicted Prince Potyomkin-Tavrichesky and three first ataman chiefs: Golovaty, Beliy, and Chepega. The monument is made from bronze, iron, aluminum, and covered with real gold leaf. The original monument was opened in 1907, destroyed in 1920 and restored almost a century later in 2006.