Monument to Catherine the Great

The Monument to Catherine the Great in Noginsk commemorates the Empress's decree to rename the village of Rogozha to Bogorodsk, which later became Noginsk. The monument consists of a tall column topped with a gilded statue of Catherine, and a quadrangular pedestal adorned with bas-reliefs depicting prominent figures from the city's history – three on each side. Visitors note the statue's disproportionate size relative to the column's height, and its somewhat awkward placement within a small green square near the Lenin monument.