🗽 Rumyantsev Obelisk

Russia · Europe · 59.94°N, 30.29°E

The Rumyantsev Obelisk is a granite obelisk located in Saint Petersburg. It is at the centre of Rumyantsev Square, on Vasilyevsky Island, between the Menshikov Palace and the Saint Petersburg Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. The obelisk commemorates the victories of Count Pyotr Rumyantsev during the Russo-Turkish War between 1768 and 1774, and his service in the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792.

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Quick facts

Country	Russia
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	59.94°N, 30.29°E · view on map

Rumyantsev Obelisk is located in Russia, in Europe.

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