Monuments of the Northern Russian Capital

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Monuments
of the Northern Russian
Capital
made by A.Dzagaryan, G.Tsakanyan, V.TuchkovaSchool #
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Teacher L.V.

2. Monuments of the Northern Russian Capital

Very long time
St. Petersburg was
the capital of
the Russian
Empire. It was
the place,
where indicative
events
occurred.
Monuments of
this city became
an integral part
of unique
atmosphere of
St. Petersburg.
Those were
monuments

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Thousands of tourists
come here to see these
wonderful monuments
with their own eyes. The
majestic creations keep
memory about famous
participants of the city and
give special charm to St.
Petersburg.

4. The Monument to Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Pushkin
monument is
located at the
Square of Arts. The
authors were a
sculptor Mikhail
Anikushin and an
architect Vasily
Petrov. A
ceremonial laying
of the foundation
stone of the

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The monument was erected
in 1957. The sculpture of the
great poet was unveiled on
the day of the celebration of
the 250th anniversary of
Leningrad. Pushkin's image
created by Anikushin is very
spiritual and romantic.
In 1958 the author
of Alexander
Pushkin monument
was awarded by
Lenin Prize for
great achievements

6. The Monument to Peter the Great

The Bronze Rider is a monument to Peter the Great. It is
located on the Senate Square. The monument received
its name thanks to the famous Alexander Pushkin poem
of the same name. The equestrian statue of Peter the
Great was made by a sculptor Etienne Falconet in 1768

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The monument is
unique because it
has only three
points of support.
They are the horse
legs and the
writhing snake tail.
To become stable,
masters had to
lighten the design
of its front part,
which greatly
complicated the
casting of the
monument. To the
order of Catherine
II on the pedestal of
the monument they

8. The Monument to Ivan Krylov

A monument to the
great Russian fabulist
Ivan Andreevich
Krylov was unveiled in
one of the alleys of the
Summer Garden in
1855. This monument
is the second of the
monuments of
Russian writers in
Russia. A monument
was made by sculptor-

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The height of the statue of the famous fabulist is
3 meters. All its four sides are covered with
figures of animals-heroes of Krylov’s Fables.
Real animals were prototypes of these figures.
The animals had been kept on a leash or without
freedom restriction for four years. The monument
was made of bronze. 36 Fables of Krylov are

10. The Monument to Catherine II

The monument to
Empress Catherine II was
unveiled at Ostrovsky’s
Place in the center of the
Alexander square in
1873.
The idea of the monument
installing originated in
1860. It was 100 later than
the reign of Catherine II
had begun. The author of
the monument was an artist

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They planned to widen the Memorial, but Russian-Turkish
war and other events in the reign of Emperor Alexander II
prevented these plans. Since 1988 Catherine’s Garden has
been placed under the State protection. In the late 90s-early
2000s this square was reconstructed and the layout of 1878

12. The Monument to Ivan Aivazovsky

Ivan Konstantinovich
Aivazovsky was a famous
Russian seascape painter
as well as a collector and
Maecenas. A monument
to the great artist was
unveiled in Kronstadt in
September, 2007. You
can see this monument on
the Makarovskaya
promenade close to the

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The monument
unveiling was timed to
the 190th anniversary
of Aivazovsky’s
birthday. This is the
first monument to
Aivazovsky which
was opened in
Russia. The sculptor
of the monument is a

14. The Monument to Fedot Shubin

Passing the shady
alleys of
Mikhailovsky
Garden, you are
sure to notice the
bust erected there
in 1959. This is a
monument to Fedot
Shubin a
remarkable Russian
sculptor of the 18th
century. The

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The bust is located in
the garden near the
building of the State
Russian Museum,
where they keep the rich
heritage of Shubin. They
are numerous sculptural
portraits, which win the
hearts of the audience
of its realism. The bust
of the famous sculptor
has installed on the high
cylindrical pedestal of
pink granite executed by
the project of an
architect Speransky.

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