Chesme Column

The Chesme Column in the Catherine Park of the city of Pushkin was erected in honor of the victories of the Russian fleet over the Turkish one in the Battle of Chesme in 1770. The monument immortalizes three victories at once: the Battle of Chios, the Battle of Chesme, and the Battle of Mytilene, and its pedestal has square panels with a side of one and a half arshins. During the occupation of Pushkin, the column's trunk was damaged by shells, and the bronze bas-reliefs were stolen, some of which were later found at the bottom of the Big Pond. During the 2017–2019 restoration, the surviving part of the historical bas-relief on the northern shore of the pond was put in order.