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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.
Another equestrian statue in baroque style by Bartolomeo Carlo Rastrelli stands in front of Mikhailovsky Castle. An unusual monument to Peter by Mikhail Shemyakin is located on the territory of the Peter Paul Fortress and reflects not only the Tsar's outward appearance, but also his character traits.
Monument to Peter the Great. With its tiny head and massive torso, it's hard to believe that this statue offers a true representation of Peter the Great, the founder of the Peter and Paul Fortress (and of St. Petersburg).
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Detail of the statue of Peter the Great in the Peter and Paul Fortress Over time St. Petersburg citizens have grown to love the memorial. Arguments about the monument have died down, and curiously enough city traditions have grown up around the monument.
The monument to Peter the Great is located in Senate Square in central St. Petersburg. The artist responsible for creating this grandiose sculpture was the Frenchman Etienne-Maurice...
The Bronze Horseman. Tsar Peter the Great on his rearing steed is the northern capital’s most famous silhouette. Commissioned by Catherine II to the French sculptor Falconet, the monument to Peter was unveiled in 1782 on Senate Square. Peter’s face is the work of Falconet’s young student Marie Collot, who was eighteen when she sculpted ...
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