The Bronze Horseman - the monument to Peter I on the Senate Square (formerly the Decembrists' Square ) in St. Petersburg. The monument is named after a famous poem by Alexander Pushkin.
The equestrian statue of Peter the Great made by the sculptor Etienne Falconet in 1768-1770 . Peter 's head molded student Falcone, Marie -Anne Collot .Snake on a plan modeled Falcone FG Gordeev . The casting of the statue under the guidance of the wizard Emilian Mikhailov was completed in 1778.
For the pedestal of the monument from the vicinity of Lakhta was taken to a giant granite boulder, \
Dlya pʹedestala pamyatnika iz okrestnostyeĭ Lahty byl dostavlen gigant·skiĭ granitnyĭ valun, \u0026laquo;Grom-kámenʹ\u0026raquo;.Kamenʹ vesil 1600 tonn.His transportation to the coast of the Gulf (about 8 miles ) was carried out on a log platform on two special troughs , which were placed 30 bronze five-inch balls. The platform was set in motion several gates. This unique operation lasted from November 15, 1769 to March 27, 1770.Transporting the stone on the water in specially built for this boat on the drawing and the famous ship's master Gregory Korchebnikova and only began in the fall. Giant \Gigant·skiĭ \u0026laquo;Grom-kamenʹ\u0026raquo; pri ogromnom stechenii naroda pribyl v Peterburg na Cenat·skuyu ploshchadʹ 26 sentyabrya 1770 goda.In honor of the transportation of the stone was struck a commemorative medal with the inscription \V chestʹ perevozki kamnya byla vybita pamyatnaya medalʹ s nadpisʹyu \u0026laquo;Derznoveniyu podobno\u0026raquo;.
V 1778 godu iz-za rezkogo izmeneniya otnosheniya Yekateriny II k Falʹkone on byl vynuzhden pokinutʹ Rossiyu.A raboty po zaversheniyu pamyatnika byli porucheny YU. M. Felʹtenu.Pamyatnik byl torzhestvenno otkryt 7 avgusta 1782 goda.Ironically, in his opening Falcone has not been invited.
It was the first equestrian monument to the Russian Tsar. In the conventional attire, on a rearing horse, Peter Falcone depicted primarily as a legislator : the hierarchy of classical lawmakers are higher commanders.That's what I wrote about it himself Falcone : \Much higher than the identity of the creator of the legislator ... \Pedestal in the form of a huge rock - the symbol of Peter I surmounted the difficulties and the serpent underfoot rearing horse shows hostile forces. And only a wreath of laurel , crowning his head , but a sword hanging from his waist to indicate the role of Peter as the commander -winner.
In discussing the concept of memorial was attended by Catherine II, Diderot and Voltaire .The monument had to portray the victory of civilization , reason, human will over wildlife. The pedestal of the monument was intended to symbolize nature , barbarism, and the fact that the squared Falcone grand thunder - stone, polished it , has caused indignation and criticism of his contemporaries.
The inscription on the pedestal reads: \
Nadpisʹ na postamente glasit: \u0026laquo;Petru Pervomu Yekaterina vtoraya, leto 1782\u0026raquo; s odnoĭ storony, i \u0026laquo;Petro primo Catharina secunda\u0026raquo; \u0026mdash; s drugoĭ, podcherkivaya tem samym zamysel imperatritsy: ustanovitʹ liniyu pryeemstvennosti, nasledovaniya mezhdudyeyaniyami Petra i sobstvennoĭ dyeyatelʹnostʹyu.
The monument to Peter I by the end of XVIII century was the subject of urban legends and anecdotes , and at the beginning of the XIX century - one of the most popular topics in Russian poetry.
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