The monument, which is situated in the Station Square, was unveiled on November 21, 1992. The author of the monument is sculptor Andrejs Jansons who restored the monument "Lāčplēsis (Bear-slayer) and the Dark Knight" created by his father Kārlis Jansons in 1932 by support of public donations.
This monument was destroyed after World War II, but a fragment of the monument was found in 1988 and it is exhibited next to the Ģ.Eliass Jelgava History and Art Museum.
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