Bronze Horseman monument

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cultural heritage object equestrian statue outdoor monument tourist attraction

The Bronze Horseman monument is an iconic equestrian statue of Peter the Great in Saint Petersburg, Russia, celebrated as a symbol of the city and a masterpiece of 18th-century public sculpture.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Bronze Horseman monument canonical	3
equestrian statue of Peter the Great	3
Monument to Peter the Great	2
Bronze Horseman statue	1
Monument to Peter the Great (St Petersburg)	1
Peter the Great Statue	1
Peter the Great monument	1
Peter the Great statue in Saint Petersburg	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural heritage object ⓘ equestrian statue ⓘ outdoor monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
artStyle	Baroque elements ⓘ Neoclassicism ⓘ
assistantSculptor	Fedor Gordeev NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie-Anne Collot ⓘ
cityPlanningRole	key landmark in Saint Petersburg’s historic center ⓘ
cityStatus	one of the most famous monuments in Saint Petersburg ⓘ
commissionedBy	Catherine II of Russia ⓘ Catherine II of Russia ⓘ surface form: Catherine the Great
constructionStart	1768 ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
culturalStatus	symbol of Saint Petersburg in literature and art ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Peter the Great ⓘ
depicts	Peter the Great ⓘ rearing horse ⓘ serpent under horse’s hooves ⓘ
designer	Étienne-Maurice Falconet ⓘ surface form: Étienne Maurice Falconet
epoch	18th century ⓘ
featuredIn	The Bronze Horseman ⓘ surface form: poem "The Bronze Horseman" by Alexander Pushkin
height	approximately 5.1 meters (statue) ⓘ
heritageContext	part of the Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage	Latin ⓘ Russian ⓘ
inscriptionMeaning	To Peter the First from Catherine the Second, 1782 ⓘ
inscriptionTextLatin	PETRO PRIMO CATHARINA SECUNDA MDCCLXXXII ⓘ
inscriptionTextRussian	ПЕТРУ ПЕРВОМУ ЕКАТЕРИНА ВТОРАЯ ЛѢТА 1782 ⓘ
literaryAssociation	Russian Romanticism ⓘ
locatedIn	Senate Square ⓘ
locatedNear	Neva River ⓘ
location	St. Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg
material	bronze ⓘ
notableFeature	dynamic rearing pose without visible support under horse’s rear legs ⓘ one of the largest stone pedestals ever moved by humans ⓘ
orientation	facing west toward the Neva River ⓘ
patronIntention	to glorify Peter the Great ⓘ to legitimize Catherine the Great’s rule ⓘ
pedestalMaterial	granite ⓘ
pedestalName	Thunder Stone ⓘ
sculptor	Étienne-Maurice Falconet ⓘ surface form: Étienne Maurice Falconet
serpentSymbolism	defeated enemies ⓘ obstacles to reform ⓘ
symbolOf	Peter the Great’s reforms ⓘ Russian Empire modernization ⓘ St. Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg
totalHeight	approximately 10 meters (with pedestal) ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	within a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
unveilingDate	1782 ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments → hasPart → Bronze Horseman monument ⓘ

Admiralty Embankment → near → Bronze Horseman monument ⓘ

Taganrog → hasLandmark → Bronze Horseman monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monument to Peter the Great

Étienne-Maurice Falconet → notableWork → Bronze Horseman monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: equestrian statue of Peter the Great

The Bronze Horseman → centralObject → Bronze Horseman monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: equestrian statue of Peter the Great

The Bronze Horseman → statueName → Bronze Horseman monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bronze Horseman statue

Yakimanka District → contains → Bronze Horseman monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peter the Great Statue

Senate Square → hasLandmark → Bronze Horseman monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monument to Peter the Great

Senate Square → knownFor → Bronze Horseman monument ⓘ

Rastrelli → notableWork → Bronze Horseman monument ⓘ

subject surface form: Carlo Bartolomeo Rastrelli

this entity surface form: Monument to Peter the Great (St Petersburg)

Falconet → hasNotableAssociation → Bronze Horseman monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peter the Great statue in Saint Petersburg

Étienne-Maurice → notableWork → Bronze Horseman monument ⓘ

subject surface form: Étienne-Maurice Falconet

this entity surface form: equestrian statue of Peter the Great

Troitskaya Square → hasLandmark → Bronze Horseman monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peter the Great monument