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The Peter the Great Statue is a 98-metre-high (322 ft) monument to Peter the Great, located at the western confluence of the Moskva River and the Vodootvodny Canal in central Moscow, Russia. It was designed by the Georgian designer Zurab Tsereteli to commemorate 300 years of the Russian Navy, which Peter the Great established.
9. According to legend, the monument ‘saved’ St. Petersburg. "As long as I am in my place, my city has nothing to fear!" Florstein (CC BY-SA 4.0) Many local myths and legends have arisen ...
The Bronze Horseman (Russian: Медный всадник, literally " copper horseman") is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was opened to the public on 7 (18) August 1782. Commissioned by Catherine the Great, it was created by the French sculptor Étienne Maurice Falconet.
NARRATIVE IMAGES FROM SCRIPTURE. St. Peter is the Zelig of New Testament images, showing up in many episodes where scripture does not specifically note his presence. Thus we see him in a Calling of the Sons of Zebedee painting and even, anachronistically, in a Baptism of Jesus fresco . He also appears in a number of images of the raising of ...
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Loved by some and hated by others, the statue of Peter the Great is one of Moscow's most controversial monuments and one of the world's tallest statues, at 322 feet (98 metres) in height. Close up of the statue of Peter the Great. Statue of Peter the Great. An imposing sculpture towering over 320 feet above the Moscow River, the statue of Peter ...
A tall statue of Peter the Great stands on a shallow stone plinth at the centre, looking out over the river; he is depicted in 17th century dress including a long coat and tricorn hat, holding a pipe and a telescope, but with a peculiarly small head. To his left is an ornate bronze throne, and to his right a bronze statue of a court dwarf.
