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| Keywords: Ravenstein-Tyr-monument-195.png en The second of the four Yuan and Ming Dynasty monuments on the Tyr cliff Khabarovsk Krai seen ca 1860 and described by E G Ravenstein in his book as follows A second monument stands four paces from the first and almost upon the brink of the precipice It consists of an octagon pedestal upon which rests part of a porphyry column According to native tradition the upper portion of the column was precipitated into the river by the Russians on their first arrival on the Amur ru Юаньская или минская колонна на Ты ском утесе за исованная около 1860 г Illustration on page 195 in the book by E G Ravernstein The Russians on the Amur Drawing by Permikin engraved by W Brewer Published in London England in 1861 PD-old Tyr monuments | ||||
