sˈiːɾᵻd mˈɑːɹbəl fˈɪɡjɚz dˈɛkɚɹˌeɪt ðə bˈeɪs ʌv ˈiːtʃ kˈɑːlʌm ˈiːtʃ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ ɹˈɪvɚz ʌv ɹˈʌʃə: ðə vˈɑːlɡə ænd dnˈiːpɚɹ æt ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn ɹˈɑːstɹəl kˈɑːlʌm, nˈɛvə ænd vˈɑːlkhɑːv æt ðə sˈʌðɚn wˌʌn.
Seated marble figures decorate the base of each column each representing the major rivers of Russia: the Volga and Dnieper at the northern Rostral Column, Neva and Volkhov at the southern one.