Monument to Emperor Alexander III
Having turned out to be on the Upper Angara Embankment in Irkutsk, you can’t fail to notice the Monument to Emperor Alexander III. The monument was first installed on this site in 1908 and stood until 1920. After the restoration, it was returned here in 2003.
The pedestal of the Monument to Emperor Alexander III is no less remarkable than the bronze monarch himself, dressed in the uniform of a Cossack ataman of Siberian troops. The three sides of the pedestal depict the bronze portraits of outstanding historical figures engaged in the development of Siberia. These are Ermak Timofeevich, the conqueror of Siberia; Muravyov-Amursky, the Governor-General of Eastern Siberia and the reformer Speransky, who was also the Governor-General of this region. The fourth side of the pedestal presents the coat of arms of the Russian Empire - a two-headed eagle holding a scroll in its claws, and the coat of arms of Irkutsk is to the right of the eagle. The corners of the pedestal feature the emblems of Siberia, the Yakut region, Irkutsk and Yenisei governorates.
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