Monument to Tsar Nicholas II in Belgrade
State: Serbia
City: Belgrade
The monument to Tsar Nicholas II in Belgrade is located in Alexandrov Park in Belgrade in King Milan Street.
The monument is the work of Russian sculptors Andreem Kovalьčukom and Gennadiem Pravotorovыm.
The monument weighs about 50 tons and is 7.5 meters high, and the sculpture itself is 3.5 meters. It is made of bronze, the pedestal is made of granite.
It was made in Russia for about 6 months during 2014, delivered on October 11, and ceremoniously unveiled and consecrated on November 16, 2014. The Girl’s Park (Alexandrov Park) was also designed by architect Janko Krstić, who designed the environment in which the monument is located. The park was arranged by the workers of JPK „Zelenilo – Belgrade“, in cooperation with Russian engineers.
On the pedestal of the monument on the side is an excerpt from a letter from Nicholas II to Alexander Karadjordjevic from July 1914 in Russian and Serbian:
„… All my efforts will be focused on preserving the dignity of Serbia… In no case will Russia be indifferent to the fate of Serbia.“
