Monument to Tsar Alexander III was erected in honor of the completion of Great Siberian railway, connecting the Eastern suburbs with the centre of the country. Long, Alexander III is the patron Saint of the Siberian construction.

In 1902, in Irkutsk has announced a national competition for the erection of a commemorative monument. The bronze figure of Alexander III on a large granite pedestal, which author was the sculptor R. R. Bach, was the best and won the competition. The solemn opening of the monument took place in August 1908

Statue of dark bronze was cast metals engineers from St. Petersburg. Alexander III was not represented in Royal robes, and the wide trousers and ataman of the Siberian Cossacks uniform. On three sides of the monument you can see a bronze sculptural portraits of famous historical figures who have left a significant mark in the development of Siberia is the conqueror of Siberia Yermak, the Governor-General M. Speranskii and the Governor-General N. Ants, on the fourth side is placed the double-headed eagle, holding in its beak issued a decree on the construction of the TRANS-Siberian railway.

The figure of the Emperor stood until 1920, After the monument was removed, leaving only the pedestal artistic part. Parts of the statue several years stood in the courtyard of the city Museum. After some time, the monument was reconstructed by the architect V. Shmatkov. Then was completed pyramidal concrete spire and the monument was renamed as a memorial to the pioneers of Siberia.

In the early 1990s, the idea of recreating the monument of Alexander III. In April 2002, Irkutsk city Executive Committee decided to restore the monument to the Emperor. The bronze sculpture was restored and cast in St. Petersburg by sculptor A. Charkin. In October 2003, the figure of the king solemnly returned on a granite pedestal. The total height of the monument is 13, 45 m.