The Gun Monument
Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk region
Description:
The monument depicting a gun on a pedestal has been considered a symbol of the city of Kamensk-Uralsk for half a century. It is located in the Sinarsky district, on the left bank of the Kamenka River.
The memorial was established on October 6, 1967 by the authors Gorshkov, Bragin and Permyakov. It carved a phrase dedicated to the workers of the Kamensk cast iron and foundry plant, who cast cannons that became famous on the warfields in the battle with the French during the Battle of Borodino.
Next to the cannon installed panel "Borodino" of curly concrete author Ralph Orlov. Also in this area it is planned to install several more monuments, among which will be a monument to the founder of the city - Peter the Great.