This monument, famous the world over, is the city’s main symbol. All the riddles and mystical secrets of St. Petersburg are poured into the sculptural image of this monument, and they are all here.
This monument, famous the world over, is the city’s main symbol. All the riddles and mystical secrets of St. Petersburg are poured into the sculptural image of this monument, and they are all here… The bronze figure towers on an enormous stone cliff, rearing up into the distance, trampling a gigantic serpent with its stallion’s hooves. The horseman is no other thanPeter I himself.
The monument was the creation of the famous French sculptor Falconet. History itself predetermined the monument and its mystical form.The Bronze Horseman was created out of sombre stone, hewn from sea cliffs by thunderbolts. From the earliest times, those who dwelt in this place were ruled by his pagan cult. The pedestal exudes colossal energy. By placing the bronze horseman on this base, the ingenious Falconet let him loose on the surrounding city – the expanses of St. Petersburg are focused on the bronze image of Tsar Peter. We follow a huge secret force, and become involved in the riddles of this fateful city.
The monument was the creation of the famous French sculptor Falconet. History itself predetermined the monument and its mystical form.The Bronze Horseman was created out of sombre stone, hewn from sea cliffs by thunderbolts. From the earliest times, those who dwelt in this place were ruled by his pagan cult. The pedestal exudes colossal energy. By placing the bronze horseman on this base, the ingenious Falconet let him loose on the surrounding city – the expanses of St. Petersburg are focused on the bronze image of Tsar Peter. We follow a huge secret force, and become involved in the riddles of this fateful city.