Column of Glory
Колонна Славы (Kolonna Slavy) | |
Russo-Turkish War memorial column | |
| Location | Trinity Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
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| Coordinates | 59°54′59″N 30°18′26″E / 59.91639°N 30.30722°E |
| Type | Victory Memorial |
| Material | Trophy cannon barrels |
| Height | Eight meters |
| Beginning date | 1886 (original), 2004 (replica) |
| Completion date | 1886 (original), 2004 (replica) |
| Dedicated to | Victory in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878 |
| Dismantled date | 1929 |
The Column of Glory (Russian: Колонна Славы, Kolonna Slavy), sometimes called the Russo-Turkish War Memorial column, is a victory memorial situated in the immediate surroundings of the Trinity Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Completed in 2004 as a gift at the 300th anniversary of the city in 2003, the monument is an exact replica of a monument from 1886 that was destroyed by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in 1929.