Field of Mars

The Field of Mars - the biggest area in Petersburg. The Field of Mars was used as a place for carrying out doctrines of Guards regiments, parades, carnivals and fireworks. In 1917 remains of victims in February revolution here were buried. On the Field of Mars the first in the country lit the Eternal flame in memory of victims of all the soldier and revolutions.
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Alexander Column

The Alexander Column — the tallest of its kind in the world — is 47.5 m (155 ft 8 in) tall. Without the aid of modern cranes and engineering machines, the column, weighing 600

tonnes(661 tons), was erected by 3,000 men in less than 2 hour

Saint-Petersburg

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