Monuments of the Northern Russian Capital School

Monuments of the Northern Russian Capital School # made by A. Dzagaryan, G. Tsakanyan, V. Tuchkova Form 10 20 Teacher L. V.

Monuments of the Northern Russian Capital Very long time St. Petersburg was the capital of the Russian Empire. It was the place, where indicative events occurred. Monuments of this city became an integral part of unique atmosphere of St. Petersburg. Those were monuments which brought fame to the city

Thousands of tourists come here to see these wonderful monuments with their own eyes. The majestic creations keep memory about famous participants of the city and give special charm to St. Petersburg.

The Monument to Alexander Pushkin monument is located at the Square of Arts. The authors were a sculptor Mikhail Anikushin and an architect Vasily Petrov. A ceremonial laying of the foundation stone of the

The monument was erected in 1957. The sculpture of the great poet was unveiled on the day of the celebration of the 250 th anniversary of Leningrad. Pushkin's image created by Anikushin is very spiritual and romantic. In 1958 the author of Alexander Pushkin monument was awarded by Lenin Prize for great achievements on

The Monument to Peter the Great The Bronze Rider is a monument to Peter the Great. It is located on the Senate Square. The monument received its name thanks to the famous Alexander Pushkin poem of the same name. The equestrian statue of Peter the Great was made by a sculptor Etienne Falconet in 1768

The monument is unique because it has only three points of support. They are the horse legs and the writhing snake tail. To become stable, masters had to lighten the design of its front part, which greatly complicated the casting of the monument. To the order of Catherine II on the pedestal of the monument they carved: "To Peter

The Monument to Ivan Krylov A monument to the great Russian fabulist Ivan Andreevich Krylov was unveiled in one of the alleys of the Summer Garden in 1855. This monument is the second of the monuments of Russian writers in Russia. A monument was made by sculptor-

The height of the statue of the famous fabulist is 3 meters. All its four sides are covered with figures of animals-heroes of Krylov’s Fables. Real animals were prototypes of these figures. The animals had been kept on a leash or without freedom restriction for four years. The monument was made of bronze. 36 Fables of Krylov are

The Monument to Catherine II The monument to Empress Catherine II was unveiled at Ostrovsky’s Place in the center of the Alexander square in 1873. The idea of the monument installing originated in 1860. It was 100 later than the reign of Catherine II had begun. The author of the monument was an artist M.

They planned to widen the Memorial, but Russian-Turkish war and other events in the reign of Emperor Alexander II prevented these plans. Since 1988 Catherine’s Garden has been placed under the State protection. In the late 90 s-early 2000 s this square was reconstructed and the layout of 1878

The Monument to Ivan Aivazovsky Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky was a famous Russian seascape painter as well as a collector and Maecenas. A monument to the great artist was unveiled in Kronstadt in September, 2007. You can see this monument on the Makarovskaya promenade close to the

The monument unveiling was timed to the 190 th anniversary of Aivazovsky’s birthday. This is the first monument to Aivazovsky which was opened in Russia. The sculptor of the monument is a

The Monument to Fedot Shubin Passing the shady alleys of Mikhailovsky Garden, you are sure to notice the bust erected there in 1959. This is a monument to Fedot Shubin a remarkable Russian sculptor of the 18 th century. The

The bust is located in the garden near the building of the State Russian Museum, where they keep the rich heritage of Shubin. They are numerous sculptural portraits, which win the hearts of the audience of its realism. The bust of the famous sculptor has installed on the high cylindrical pedestal of pink granite executed by the project of an architect Speransky.

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