• The Bronze Horseman model was created by the French sculptor Etienne Falcone, who was recommended to Catherine II by the philosopher Denis Diderot.
  • Its current name stems from a poem by the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, published in 1833 and named ‘The Bronze Horseman’.
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  • Masterpiece by French sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet Bronze Horseman has become the most mysterious symbol of Saint Petersburg.
  • The Bronze Horseman photo The most famous monument to Tsar Peter the Great in St. Petersburg is located on the Senate Square.
  • There is a legend from the 19th century that, as long as the Bronze Horseman stands on Senate Square, St Petersburg will never fall to an enemy.
  • Translated and introduced by D. M. Thomas The Bronze Horseman: Selected Poems Alexander Pushkin ...
  • Over the next eight years, the statue was cast in bronze. The name "Bronze Horseman" is an artistic device of Pushkin, in fact the figure is bronze.
  • The bronze horseman has a huge history, because it was built in honor of Peter I – the founder of Saint Petersburg.