Saint Petersburg monuments and memorials reflect the rich architectural heritage of the past. Almost 300 years old, this beautiful city of St. Petersburg in Russia is a home to a number of historical monuments and memorials that have become popular landmarks of the city. These beautiful monuments have also been popular places of visit for the tourists visiting the city.
Popular Monuments and Memorials in St. Petersburg
- The Bronze Horseman: This is the statue of Peter the Great, the founder of the beautiful city of St Petersburg in Russia. Commissioned by Empress Catherine, this monument was built in the honor of the great emperor Peter. He has been represented as a Roman hero by the statue. The statue was sculpted by the French architect Etienne Maurice Falconet.
- Alexander Column: Designed by Auguste de Montferrand, and built during 1830-34, this unique monument in St. Petersburg is made out of a single red granite stone. This column stands to commemorate the victory of Emperor Alexander I over the Napoleon army. The column and the pedestal are not fixed together, yet it stands balanced perfectly.
- Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery: This cemetery is the burial grounds of the 500,000
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residents of St. Petersburg who died during the Siege of Leningrad. Almost 420,000 civilians have been buried here at the 186 mass graves. Located on the Prospekt Nepokorionnykh, this cemetery is visited by families with flowers to pay homage to the defenders of the city.
- Monument to Catherine the Great: Catherine was a great Empress who loved and worked towards the progress of her people. Her statue designed by M.O. Mikeshin stands near Nevsky Prospekt at Ploschad Ostrovskovo.
- Monument to Fiodor Dostoyevsky: This is the monument of Russia’s most eminent writer and novelist Fiodor Dostoyvsky. The monument stands on the Vladimirskaya Ploshchad and was inaugurated in May 1997.
- The Narva Triumphal Arch: The Narva gate constructed between the period 1827 and 1834 stands as a memorial to Russia’s victory in the war with Napoleon. The Triumphal Arch is made of wood and designed by Dzhakomo Quarenghi, a famous Italian architect.
Besides, there are other impressive St. Petersburg monuments and memorials like Chizhik Pyzhik, Statue of Goete, “The Tsar Carpenter", The Moscow Gate, Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad and the Statues of Mikhail Kutuzov and Barclay de Tolley, which have a profound impact on the visitors by their exquisite architectural charm and beauty.
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