This is the front pier, a kind of emblem of the city, an architectural monument. It was built together with the first buildings of Sevastopol. In the beginning it was a regular boat pier. In 1787, for the arrival of Catherine II, a wide stone staircase and a pier were built. In honor of the arrival of the Empress, she was named Catherine's. This name, however, did not take root, as they did. Ill International (that was the name of the pier before the war), and another was established - Grafskaya. It is connected with the name of the commander of the Black Sea Fleet in the 40s. last century, more precisely, with his title. The pier acquired its present form only in 1846 - the date is engraved on the attic. Four marble statues were installed in the niches of the portico, the work was done by the Italian sculptor Ferdinando Pellichio. The Count's Quay is associated with many historical events, which are narrated by memorial plaques. One of them, mounted on the wall of the pier, recalls: "Here, fighting with the enemy on November 12, 1941, the cruiser Chervona Ukraine was lost. On May 9, 1944, soldiers of the 2nd Guards Army landed on the pier, crossing the Northern Bay.