Dolgorukovsky obelisk
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Dolgorukovsky obelisk is considered the first monument of Simferopol. It was built in 1842 and is located at the intersection of Zhukovsky and Karl Liebknecht.

The monument is dedicated to the victory of Russian troops over the Tatars and Turks in June 1771. At the same time it signed an agreement on joining the Crimea to Russia. For his victory commander Dolgorukov got a sword decorated with diamonds, the Order of St. Andrew and the title of "Crimea". April 5, 1842 on the initiative of the grandson Dolgoruky, was held laying the monument, which was designed to perpetuate the struggle for Russian access to the Black Sea.

Monument obelisk is a four-sided shape, mounted on a five-meter pedestal of gray Crimean diorite. On all sides the obelisk is decorated with sculpted medallions. So, on the south side of the medallion depicted the coat of arms of the Princes Dolgoruky, on the east - a medallion with the image of the prince Dolgoruky presents Russian laws conquered peoples of Crimea. On the west side of the medallion depicting the battle for the Crimea.

Monument twice repaired and changed its appearance. In the 20s of the last century medallions were disrupted, dismantled the marble decoration, one of the stolen guns. Only in 1952 the obelisk partially restored. In 80 years in honor of the anniversary of Simferopol decided to recover the medallions. It is noteworthy that they were found in the Leningrad museum, then returned to its original location.

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