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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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Tsereteli's Peter the Great monument. Monument to Peter I officially was opened on the 5th of September 1997 for the 300th anniversary of the Russian Fleet. It was designed by the outstanding sculptor Zurab Tsereteli. The monument of Tsereteli is the highest in Russia and the world.
Tsereteli’s most famous, yet most notorious work is his 94-meter tall statue of Peter the Great that was installed on the banks of the Moskva River in 1997. The statue celebrates the 300th Anniversary of the Russian Navy, which Peter had founded.
The statue of Peter the Great in downtown Moscow which, at 94 meters, is the eighth tallest statue in the world. Popular legend states that the Statue was initially of Christopher Columbus, but that after being rejected by the US Government, its head was replaced, and it was sold to the Russian government as a nautical statue of Peter the Great ...
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...
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.
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 ...
