The Bronze Horseman is the unofficial name of one of the monuments to Peter I in St. Petersburg, which was assigned to him after the release of the poem of the same name by Alexander Pushkin in 1837. The monument, made of bronze, is located on Senate Square, closer to the Neva.
Monument to Peter I – a statue depicting a rider on a horse, under whose feet lies a crushed snake. Each element of the monument has a symbolic meaning.
The role of the pedestal is played by an undulating granite block, to the top of which a rider jumps. An unbridled horse rearing up is a wayward people, which is deftly controlled by the Sovereign, a snake under the hooves is defeated enemies.
