Monument to Nicholas I

Monument to Nicholas I
Russian: Памятник Николаю I
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Current state (2016)
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59°55′55″N 30°18′30″E / 59.93194°N 30.30833°E / 59.93194; 30.30833
LocationSt Isaac's Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia
DesignerAuguste de Montferrand is the project head, the architect.
Sculptors: Peter Klodt, Robert Salemann, Nicholas Ramazanov
Architects: Ludwig Bohnstedt, Roman Weigelt
TypeEquestrian statue
MaterialBronze is a sculpture, high reliefs, letters, a fencing; Pedestal is a red, grey granite, the shohansky porphyry, the Italian marble
Height16.3 meters full,
Equestrian statue is 6 meters
Opening dateJuly 7, 1859 (1859-07-07)
Dedicated toNicholas I of Russia
Monument to Nicholas I is located in Saint Petersburg
Monument to Nicholas I

The Monument to Nicholas I (Russian: Памятник Николаю I) is a bronze equestrian monument of Nicholas I of Russia on St Isaac's Square (in front of Saint Isaac's Cathedral) in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was created by French sculptor Auguste de Montferrand and unveiled on July 7  [O.S. June 25] , 1859, the six-meter statue was considered a technical wonder at the time of its creation. It is one of only a few bronze statues with only two support points (the rear hooves of the horse).[1]

  1. ^ David Saunders, Erik Risser (2013). The Restoration of Ancient Bronzes: Naples and Beyond. Getty Publications. p. 115. ISBN 9781606061541.

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