The Gate "To my dear comrades", a monument

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Address: the town of Pushkin, Sadovaya Street, to the North-East part of the Catherine Park.
Architects: Vasily Petrovich Stasov (1769-1848)
Adam Menelaws (1748-1833)

Opened: 17 August 1817

Materials: the Gate columns and attic and links of the trellis were made of cast iron; the pedestal was made of granite; letters of inscriptions were made of golden bronze.

Inscriptions: on the attic from the side of Sadovaya Street : TO MY DEAR COMRADES
On the attic from the park side there is the inscription in French : A MES CHERS COMPANGONS
D ? ARMES

The Gate was installed according to the order of Alexander I as the homage of thankfulness to commanders and counselors of Alexander I who taken part in the War of 1812 and the military company of 1813-1814 that led to the liberation of Europe from Napoleon.
The portico, including two rows of Doric columns which support a massive entablature, resembles The Moscow Triumph Gate, the latest work of V.P. Statsov, compositionly. The trellis design with lattice rods- spears and superimposed shields was designed by the architect A. Menelaws. Alexander I, Emperor
Menelas Adam Adamovich
Stasov Vasily Petrovich
Sadovaya Street/Pushkin, town в северо-восточной части Екатерининского парка