Located in the small park on Demidov Square (Demidovsky Skver) is a column dedicated to Pavel Demidov, who in 1803 founded Yaroslavl's Demidov Academy of Higher Sciences, now known as the Yaroslavl Demidov State University. Originally the column was erected in 1829 but this was taken down for scrap in 1931. It was only replaced in 2005 and is now the tallest monument in Yaroslavl. On top of the column is the Russian double-headed eagle.