Monument to Minin and Pozharsky

Obelisk to Minin and Pozharsky was installed in the Kremlin of Nizhny Novgorod. The monument was opened in 1828 after a military parade. Made from fifteen granite parts quarried in Karelia and processed in St. Pyotrsburg, it features a bas-relief with portraits of the heroes. Transport damage reduced its original height. Architectural design belongs to academician Melnikov; granite was delivered on a merchant ship owned by Lisi.