• The Chesme Column is a rostral column (a type of victory column) in the Catherine Park at the Catherine Palace, a former Russian royal residence at Tsarskoye Selo...
  • Empress Catherine II dedicated the Tsarskoye Selo monument "Chesma Column" to these grandiose battles.
  • Chesme Column in Tsarskoe Selo. ... to Rinaldi's designs over the years 1774-78.[1] The column should not be confused with the Chesme Obelisk in Gatchina.
  • Chesme Column is a historic monument situated in the town of Tsarskoye Selo in Russia.
  • The Chesme Column was glorified by Alexander Pushkin in his “Memories at Tsarskoye Selo”.
  • The Chesme Rostral Column is built from marble, designed by the Italian architect Rinaldi towards the close of the C18th – it celebrates the victory of the Russian...
  • · The Chesme Column. Designed by A.Rinaldi 1771-78 commemorates a now forgotten naval victory by Catherine II's fleet over the Ottoman navy.
  • This is a monument to the Russian victory in the Battle of Chesme in 1778.
  • In honor of the triumph of the Russian fleet, the rostral Chesme column was later installed in the Catherine Park of Tsarskoye Selo.
  • Chesme column and Turkish bath pavilion on frozen pond in snowfall, early November winter. Catherine Park of Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, Saint-Petersburg...