Category:Mikhail Vorontsov Monument, Tbilisi

Mikhail Vorontsov Monument was built from public contributions and unveiled on April 6, 1867. Designed by N. S. Pimenov (1812-1864). He finished only the model of the monument and started preparatory work on casting a bronze sculpture before he died. His pupil, sculptor Vasily Kreitan (Крейтан, Василий Петрович), ontinued the work and completed it under the supervision by an Academy Coucil. The 3,5 m. high statue cast in Saint Petersburg was broight to Tbilisi and mounted on local Algeti stone pedestal. It was the first sculptureunveiled in Tbilisi. Demolished after the establishment of Sowiet power in Georgia. (from www.opentext.org.ge).

Vasily Kreitan  (1832–1896)
	Alternative names	Русский: Вильгельм Фердинанд Кретан Deutsch: Wilhelm Ferdinand Kreitan English: Wilhelm Ferdinand Kreitan
	Description	Russian sculptor
	Date of birth/death	24 March 1832	29 May 1896 (in Julian calendar)
	Location of birth/death	Hamina	Saint Petersburg
	Work location	Russian Empire
	Authority file	: Q4240033

Monument to Mikhail Vorontsov (Tiflis) 

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Instance of	monument
Location	Tbilisi, Georgia
Inception	1860
41° 42′ 10″ N, 44° 48′ 16″ E
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