Peter the Great

Local nameПетру Великому
LocationSaint Petersburg, Russia

The Bronze 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 August 1782. Commissioned by Catherine the Great, it was created by the French sculptor Étienne Maurice Falconet. The name influenced a 1833 poem of the same name by Alexander Pushkin, which is widely considered one of the most significant works of Russian literature. The statue is now one of the symbols of Saint Petersburg.

The statue's pedestal is the enormous Thunder Stone, the largest stone ever moved by humans. The stone originally weighed about 1500 tonnes, but was carved down during transportation to its current size and weight of 1,250 tons.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Horseman

Address Proyezd Dekabristov, 190000, St Petersburg, Russia

Coordinates 59°56'11.07" N 30°18'7.839" E

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