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| Keywords: Antokolski Peter the Great.jpg The Peter the Great Monument in the city of Taganrog sculptor Mark Antokolski as appears on a old postcard Photo was taken in range 1903 ”1916 Source Museum of Taganrogs Regional Studies photofiles The idea to open a memorial to Peter I of Russia in Taganrog came to Achilles Alferaki Mayor of Taganrog 1880-1887 The Russian Emperor Alexander III gave his permission on June 5 1893 In 1897 Taganrog City Council Duma issued a resolution to request the sculptor Mark Antokolski to produce a memorial to Peter I The Great In April 1898 Anton Chekhov met with Mark Antokolski in Paris France to arrange the production of a bronze statue The statue was molded in the atelier of Thibaut Brothers in Paris The pedestal for the monument was made in 1901 by the artist Eduards owner of an atelier in Odessa Petrovskaya Street near the central gates to the City Park was selected as the site for the monument The memorial to Peter I The Great was solemnly inaugurated on May 13 1903 The inscription on the pedastal reads To the Emperor Peter I Taganrog 1698-1898 PD-old Postcards of Taganrog Monument to Peter the Great in Taganrog Museums in Taganrog | ||||
