🗽 Kagul Obelisk

Russia · Europe · 59.71°N, 30.39°E

The Kagul Obelisk in Tsarskoye Selo is a commemorative obelisk. It is one of several such structures erected on behest of Catherine II of Russia in 1772 to commemorate Pyotr Rumyantsev's victory in the Battle of Kagul. Designed by Antonio Rinaldi, the dark grey-and-red marble obelisk stands in the landscape park of the Catherine Palace.

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Quick facts

Country	Russia
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	59.71°N, 30.39°E · view on map

Kagul Obelisk is located in Russia, in Europe.

More obelisks in Russia

Alexander Garden Obelisk · Connetable (Gatchina) · Demidovsky Pillar, Barnaul · Leningrad Hero City Obelisk · Obelisk of Glory (Tolyatti) · Rumyantsev Obelisk.

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