Senate Square

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Senate Square is a historic central square in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned as the site of the 1825 Decembrist uprising and framed by major landmarks such as the Bronze Horseman monument and the former Senate and Synod buildings.

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Senate Square canonical 11
Senate Square area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
public square
architecturalStyle Empire style surroundings
borderedBy Admiralteysky Prospekt
English Embankment
surface form: Angliyskaya Embankment

Galernaya Street
coordinateLocation 59.937°N 30.306°E
country Russia
dedicatedTo Peter the Great
surface form: Peter the Great (via Bronze Horseman)
formerName Decembrists’ Square
Peter’s Square
Petrovskaya Ploshchad
Decembrists’ Square
surface form: Ploshchad Dekabristov
hasFunction public gathering place
tourist attraction
venue for official ceremonies
hasLandmark Admiralty building
The Bronze Horseman
surface form: Bronze Horseman

Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation building
Bronze Horseman monument
surface form: Monument to Peter the Great

Saint Isaac's Cathedral
surface form: Saint Isaac’s Cathedral

former Senate building
former Synod building
hasMonument The Bronze Horseman
surface form: Bronze Horseman
hasViewOf Neva River
Peter and Paul Fortress
Vasilievsky Island spit
surface form: Vasilievsky Island
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
inception 18th century
knownFor Bronze Horseman monument
ensemble of Senate and Synod buildings
panoramic views of the Neva River
role in Russian imperial history
site of the Decembrist uprising
languageOfName Russian
locatedIn Admiralteysky District
Palace Embankment area
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg

central Saint Petersburg
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
surface form: historic center of Saint Petersburg
locatedNear Isaac’s Square
Neva River
Palace Square
locatedOn left bank of the Neva River
namedAfter Senate of the Russian Empire
surface form: Governing Senate of the Russian Empire
nativeName Сенатская площадь
significantEvent Decembrist revolt
surface form: Decembrist uprising
significantEventDate 1825-12-14
significantEventYear 1825
urbanEnsembleDesigner Carlo Rossi NERFINISHED

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Decembrist revolt location Senate Square
Admiralty Embankment near Senate Square
Helsinki Cathedral locatedIn Senate Square
The Bronze Horseman settingFeature Senate Square
Bronze Horseman monument locatedIn Senate Square
Admiralteysky Island contains Senate Square
this entity surface form: Senate Square area
Senate and Synod Building locatedOn Senate Square
Senate and Synod Building faces Senate Square
English Embankment hasNearbyLandmark Senate Square
St. Nicholas Church locatedIn Senate Square
St. Nicholas Church dominates Senate Square
Étienne-Maurice notableWorkLocation Senate Square
subject surface form: Étienne-Maurice Falconet