Focus on Statue of Graf Vorontsov, Odesa and analyze the Description.
The statue mounted on the tetrahedral pedestal of polished and shiny dark green with whitish and blackish speckles Crimean diorite.The height of bronze figure is 3.2 meters. The total height of the monument is more than 8 meters.The sides were decorated with three bronze bas-reliefs commemorating scenes from the graf's history and an inscription was affixed to the front of the pedestal:The first scene has the inscription "Craonne in 1814" and is from the war in France, before the abdication of Napoleon, when Vorontsov led the Russian army troops in battle.
the second scene has the inscription "Varna in 1828" and celebrates the hand over of the keys to Varna during the Russian-Turkish war. Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov is in the center.
The third scene is inscribed "For the General-Governor of Novorossiya Region and Bessarabia, 1823-1854" and pictures the abundance of agriculture and trade during the Vorontsov period in Odesa.
The dedication plaque reads "To His Serene Highness Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov from grateful countrymen in 1863".
The fence of the monument consisted 12 cast-iron pedestals decorated with coats of arms of the city and connected by chains. The arms of the city were chipped ruthlessly and savagely.
Napoleon diorite Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov Craonne in 1814 V Russian-Turkish war Varna Crimea Varna in 1828 Bessarabia Odesa Novorossiya graf General-Governor Russia