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55°44′19″N 37°36′30″E. / 55.73861°N 37.60833°E / 55.73861; 37.60833. Location. Moscow, Russia. Designer. Zurab Tsereteli. Opening date. 1997. 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 ...
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Equestrian statue. Location. St. Petersburg. 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.
- St. Petersburg
- 1768–1782
- Equestrian statue
- Étienne Maurice Falconet
Apr 17, 2018 · You can see it from either bank of the river, with Muzeon Park (part of Gorky Park) on the right and Prechistenskaya embankment on the left. It can be easily combined with other sights like Christ...
This equestrian statue of Peter the Great, created by the famous French sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet, depicts the most prominent reformer of the Russia state as a Roman hero. The pedestal is made of a single piece of red granite molded into the shape of a cliff.
Mar 3, 2024 · It is located on the banks of the Moskva River. The Peter the Great Statue is strategically positioned on a terrace along the Moskva River, providing a picturesque setting for the monument. Its location offers visitors a perfect spot to admire both the statue and the river.
Today the sculpture is located in a small inlet in the Moscow River, despite several attempts to get rid of it during its brief history. On one occasion a terrorist group planned its destruction by placing explosives in its base; and later funds were raised to carry out its demolition.
Russia, Europe. St Petersburg. The most famous statue of Peter the Great was immortalised as the Bronze Horseman in the epic poem by Alexander Pushkin. With his horse (representing Russia) rearing above the snake of treason, Peter’s enormous statue was sculpted over 12 years for Catherine the Great by Frenchman Etienne Falconet.
