The Bronze Horseman (Russian: Медный всадник, literally "copper horseman") is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was opened to the public on 7 (18) August 1782. Commissioned by Catherine the Great, it was created by the French sculptor Étienne Maurice Falconet.
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- The Bronze Horseman is the title of a poem written by Aleksandr Pushkin in 1833, widely considered to be one of the most significant works of Russian literature.
- According to a 19 th century legend, enemy forces will never take St. Petersburg while the "Bronze Horseman" stands in the middle of the city.
- The Bronze Horseman is a monument, which was established in honor of the first Russian Emperor Peter the Great, who founded the city.
- Many local myths and legends have arisen around the Bronze Horseman. One is probably served as the basis for Pushkin's work.
- Furthermore, Lenfilm which is the city’s official studio uses the bronze horseman as its registered trademark.
- This illustration evinces a dreamlike terror, in which the Bronze Horseman awakens and hunts down his enemy, with the full moon casting longs terrible shadows...
- The Bronze Horseman is one of the most famous monuments in St. Petersburg. In fact, the monument is dedicated to Peter I. The name " The Bronze Horseman...
- The Bronze Horseman stands on an enormous boulder that was originally buried in earth at Lakhta, some 10 km away, as the crow flies.
- It is often said that the crucible from which these tales stem is the folkloric figure of the Bronze Horseman.
- John Dewey’s verse translation of Alexander Pushkin’s narrative poem The Bronze Horseman was shortlisted for the John Dryden Translation Prize 1996/7...