Tsarskoye Selo is a former Russian Empire residence of the Romanov and visiting nobility, located south from the center of Saint Petersburg.... is one of several such structures erected on behest of Catherine II of Russia
Catherine II of Russia
Catherine II, called Catherine the Great .The Russian empress Catherine II, known as Catherine the Great, reigned from 1762 to 1796. Under her direct auspices the Russian Empire expanded, improved in its administration, and underwent a dramatic policy of Westernization.... in 1772 to commemorate Pyotr Rumyantsev
Pyotr Rumyantsev
Count Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky was one of the foremost Russian generals of the 18th century. He governed Little Russia in the name of Empress Catherine the Great from the abolition of the Cossack Hetmanate in 1764 until Catherine's death 32 years later.... 's victory in the Battle of Kagul
Battle of Kagul
The Battle of Cahul was the most important land battle of the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774 and one of the largest battles of the 18th century. It was fought on 21 July, 1770, just a fortnight after the Russian victory Battle of Larga.... . Designed by Antonio Rinaldi
Antonio Rinaldi
Antonio Rinaldi was an Italy architect, trained by Luigi Vanvitelli, who worked mainly in Russia.In 1751, during a trip to England, he was summoned by hetman Kirill Razumovsky to decorate his residences in Ukraine.... , the dark grey-and-red marble obelisk
Obelisk
An obelisk An Obelisks is a tall, narrow, four-sided, tapering monument which ends in a pyramid like shape at the top. Ancient obelisks were made of a single piece of stone, a monolith; however, most modern obelisks are made of individual stones, and can even have interior spaces.... stands in the landscape park of the Catherine Palace
Catherine Palace
The Catherine Palace is the Rococo summer residence of the Russian tsars, located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo , 25 km south-east of Saint Petersburg, Russia.... .
The inscription on the pedestal reads: "In memory of the victory at the Kagul River in Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river.... , July 21, 1770, under the command of Count Peter Rumyantsev the Russian army of seventeen thousand caused the Turkish Vizier Galil-Bey and his army of one hundred thousand and a half to flee to the Danube
Danube
The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg River rivers which join at the eponymously named German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance... ".
