Monument to the founders of the fortress Dmitry of Rostov Rostov-on-Don is located in the Leninsky district, at the intersection of Big Garden and the Castle Avenue. The idea of creating a monument to the founders of the fortress Dmitry of Rostov originated in 2008, when the city Department of Architecture and Urban Development were presented, recognized as the best, preliminary designs of the monument, the authorship of which belongs to the staff of the famous sculptor Sergei Rostov Oleshnya. Sculptural composition was set in 2009 - in celebration of 260 anniversary of the founding of the city of Rostov-on-Don. The monument dedicated to founders rather than a fortress, and outstanding personalities, to make a contribution to the development, symbolic figures for the city of Rostov-on-Don, and made ​​more in the style of urban sculpture. A sculpture mounted on a granite pedestal, height of three meters, consists of bronze figures of military engineer Alexander Rigelman and its first commandant-general foreman Somov, Ataman of the Don Army Danila Efremov trophy sitting on a cannon, and its accompanying Cossack sergeant with the flag, and as chief merchant Hastanova Temernik customs. Heroes like to discuss future plan layout of the fortress Dmitry of Rostov. Small pedestal mounted on a granite floor, which is adjacent to three sides of the ladder four steps.