The famous St Petersburg Monuments and Statues
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Alexander Column
Designed by Auguste de Motferrand and erected in
1834 on Palace Square, the Alexander column is the
monument to the Russian victory in the war with
Napoleone Buonaparte. The column is the tallest
monument of this kind in the world.
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Bronze Horseman (Medny Vsadnik)
This monument to Peter the Great is one of the main
symbols of the city. It was made by the order of
Catherine II and erected on Senate Square in 1782.
The monument got the name 'Medny Vsadnik' (Cooper
Horseman) after Alexander Pushkin wrote the poem
about it.
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Monument to Catherine the Great
The period of Catherine II's reign is often considered
as 'the gold century of Russian Empire'. The
monument erected in 1873 shows Catherine II
surrounded by her friends and great persons in
Russian history such as Potyomkin, Suvorov etc.
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Monument to Peter the Great
Carlo Bartolomeo Rastrelli made the model of the
monument during the life of Peter I, but the statue was
finished and erected after the death of the sculptor, in
1800. The monument was placed in front of the
Mikhailovsky Castle.
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Monument to Alexander Nevsky
The monument to the great commander and politician
Alexander Nevsky, who is also a patron saint of St
Petersburg, was erected in 2002. It stands on the
square of the same name, in front of Alexander
Nevsky Lavra, the monastery founded by Peter the
Great in 1710. See the statue on the map
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Horse Tamers on the Anichkov Bridge
The permanent stone bridge was built across
Fontanka River in 1785. It was named as Anichkov
Bridge. Four figures of the Horse Tamers sculptured
by Peter Clodt were installed on the bridge in 1851.
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Monument to Nicholas I
It is not just one more statue of one of the members of
Romanov dynasty. The monument, made by the
famous sculptor Peter Clodt, is unique by its engineer
solution - the 6-meter horse statue has only two
supporting points (the hind hoofs of the horse).
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Monument to Alexander Pushkin
It seems that this monument was in front of the
Russian Museum forever, but actually in was placed
there only in 1957. Sculptured by Mikhail Anikushin it
is considered as one of the best monuments of the
famous Russian poet.
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Monument to Alexander Suvorov
The great general who never lost a battle, Alexander
Suvorov died in 1800. And in 1801 his monument made
by the order of the emperor Pavel I was erected on
Marsovo Pole. Alexander Suvorov is sculptured as
youthful Mars, symbolizing invincibility of Russian army.
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The monument to Ivan Krylov
The statue of the famous Russian writer of fables Ivan
Krylov was made in 1855 by the sculptor Peter Clodt.
The statue is situated in the Summer Garden. Ivan
Krylov is surrounded by people and animals which are
heroes of his fables.
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