Peter the Great Statue

Peter the Great Statue
Interactive map of Peter the Great Statue
LocationMoscow, Russia
Coordinates55°44′19″N 37°36′30″E / 55.73861°N 37.60833°E / 55.73861; 37.60833
DesignerZurab Tsereteli
Opening date1997

The Peter the Great Statue is a 98-metre-high (322 ft) monument to Peter the Great, located at the western confluence of the Moskva River and the Vodootvodny Canal in central Moscow, Russia. It was designed by the Georgian designer Zurab Tsereteli to commemorate 300 years of the Russian Navy, which Peter the Great established. Erected in 1997, the sculpture weighs around 1000 tons and contains 600 tons of stainless steel, bronze and copper.

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