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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, Russia. It was designed by the Georgian designer Zurab Tsereteli to commemorate 300 years of the Russian Navy, which Peter the Great established.
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Apr 17, 2018 · At 322 feet tall—it’s the eighth tallest statue in the world—the tribute to the great Russian leader is viewed as more of an enormous riverside eyesore than a fitting tribute to a legendary...
Peter the Great Statue. 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. An imposing sculpture towering over 320 feet above the Moscow River, the statue of Peter the Great has been surrounded by controversy ...
The monument is a figure of Peter I at the wheel of ship on high pedestal. It is placed in the river in the very center of Moscow, near the Kremlin. This monument is the most disputable one in the capital. It's been done in traditions of monumental Georgian plastic arts.
It was designed by the Georgian designer Zurab Tsereteli to commemorate 300 years of the Russian Navy, which Peter the Great established. It was erected in 1997 and is the eighth-tallest statue in the world. It weighs around 1,000 tons and contains 600 tons of stainless steel, bronze and copper.
Peter I ( Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized : Pyotr I Alekseyevich, [note 1] IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; 9 June [ O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [ O.S. 28 January] 1725), commonly known as Peter the Great, [note 2] was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death ...
One of the most controversial sculptures in Moscow is the massive statue of Peter the Great by the sculptor Zurab Tsereteli. The statue was unveiled in 1997 on the tip of the western end of Balchug Island where the Vodootvodny Canal and River Moskva meet. In total the whole structure is 98 metres high and depicts Peter the Great standing on a ship.
