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According to a 19 th century legend, enemy forces will never take St. Petersburg while the "Bronze Horseman" stands in the middle of the city. During the Second World War the statue was not taken down, but was protected with sand bags and a wooden shelter. In that way, the monument survived the 900-day Siege of Leningrad virtually untouched.
The statue of Peter the Great in the Peter and Paul Fortress was unveiled on June 7, 1991. The monument is a sculpture of Peter I, sitting on the throne. It has tiny head and massive torso and 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.
Tsar Carpenter statue on Admiralty Embankment. In 1909, the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II in honor of the bicentennial of the great Russian Naval victory at Poltava presented the city of St. Petersburg with a monument completed by sculptor Leopold Bernshtam. The monument was titled "Peter the Great learning the craft of ship building in the ...
This monument to Catherine the Great was unveiled in 1873. The Empress was adored by the people of St. Petersburg for all her efforts to improve the life and education provided by the city and her reign has long seen been known as the "golden age" of Russia. The statue of Catherine is surrounded by delicately carved figures of the most ...
Created in 1909 by order of Nicholas II, this awesome boat builder statue is an outstanding monument that portrays a young and determined Tsar Peter I tiresomely building a ship with rolled-up sleeves and an ax in one clenched hand. There are many monuments in St Petersburg about Peter the Great, and this one is the second most popular among ...
Monument to Peter the Great (by Mikhail Shemiakin) This controversial statue to the founder of the city of St. Petersburg was created by the Russian-American sculptor Mikhail Shemiakin, and is a less than flattering portrayal of the Emperor. It is, however, a favorite with kids visiting the Peter and Paul Fortress. More.
[Statue of Peter the Great, Erected by Catherine II of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia] (Full Front) Alfred Lorens. The J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles, United States.
