Governor's Park is a monument of landscape architecture and is located on Lenin Square and the Avenue of Karl Marx in Petrozavodsk. This place has everything that you need to be distinguished park: beautiful cast-iron benches, flower beds and neatly cropped studded with crimson quartzite scenic walkway. But the most outstanding feature is the marvelous maple species, as well as the most popular show of the first products of the Alexander factory, which is located under the open sky. Park visitors are presented with cast iron core, the huge size of gear and antique cannon cast.

The name of the park was due to the first Petrozavodsk governor Gavrila Derzhavin. The bronze monument to the famous poet and illustrious nobleman located in the heart of Governor's park.

The ceremony at the opening of the monument to GR Derzhavin took place on the eve of the 260th anniversary of the birth of the famous Russian poet. Monument put in Petrozavodsk not in vain, because the state activity Derzhavina directly was connected with Karelia - Gavrila Romanovich was the governor of Olonets region. A large number of citizens is particularly impressed by the opening ceremony of the monument, because it was prepared by the Kirov district of St. Petersburg as a gift Petrozavodsk. On the paths of Governor's park marched Grenderich and hussars orchestra played the Russian national anthem of the 18th century, which was drawn up on the verses of Derzhavin.

In solemn ceremonies were brought to Petrozavodsk historical banners of the city of St. Petersburg, namely the museum of Alexander Suvorov. It is known that brought under the banner of victorious Russian troops in the battles, victories which so laudatory praised the great poet Derzhavin.

Gavrila Derzhavin Monument is performed in a full-length sculpture. The monument is made in dress uniform, and it reaches a height of 2, 7 meters. The sculpture was cast in bronze by sculptor Walter Soyini from Finland, which is quite a long time lived in Karelia. The weight of the sculpture is 1,100 kg, and it is set to perform red granite pedestal. The height of the monument is 4, 5 m. The author of the monument, in addition to the sculptor Walter Soyini became more and Emil Kuldavletov.

The idea of ​​the architects was limited to ensuring that the monument reminiscent of the style of the figure of Peter I, at the same time, reflecting the poetic essence of one of the most famous and outstanding Russian poet of the 18th century. In order to get as close to the external similarity of two outstanding individuals, it was taken as a basis for the image Derzhavina governor on the memorial plaque, which was installed in his house in the city of Petrozavodsk. Walter Soyini treated the erection of the monument as an act of symbolic return of Russian history, because some time ago in Petrozavodsk has been a monument to the great poet, but it was demolished under Stalin. The new project was a result of living in the city administration of the competition, but initially it was assumed that the production of the monument will take place in Finland.

Not only the main entrance to the park and the Governor's central avenue of the park, but the area around the famous monument Derzhavin decorated with stone blocks, made of crimson quartzite. On the updated malls and related parkland tracks benches and lamps in the style of traditional classicism.

Near the entrance to the park found its place an open exposition area of ​​the museum. At the exhibition you can see represented the barrels of artillery pieces that were produced Alexandrovsky plant, which is the main enterprise of the historic city of Petrozavodsk in the 18th century, as well as many other large monuments and artifacts.

Once in the park was a monument Derzhavin park ennoble more: it was carried out redevelopment, new paths, planted with trees of particular valuable species, and found its place playground.