Nicholas I

The Monument to Nicholas I consists og an of Nicholas I of Russia, placed on an elaborate pedestal. It stands in front of Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St Isaac's Square in , .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: monument in Saint Petersburg (1859)
  • Also known as: “Monument to Nicholas I”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Isaac’s Square and Peter the Great.

Square
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Saint Isaac's Square or Isaakiyevskaya Ploshchad, known as Vorovsky Square between 1923 and 1944, in , is a major city square sprawling between the Mariinsky Palace and Saint Isaac's Cathedral, which separates it from Senate Square. is situated 130 metres northwest of Nicholas I.

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The Bronze Horseman is an of in the in , Russia. It was opened to the public on 18 August 1782. is situated 590 metres northwest of Nicholas I.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 120 metres northwest of Nicholas I.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apraksin Dvor and Peter and Paul Fortress.

Suburb
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Apraksin Yard is a market and retail block in , , covering 14 hectares. It is currently under a massive long-term renovation project.

Neighborhood
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The is the original citadel of , Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress.

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The of is the area of main interest to the traveler, home to most attractions of the metropolis. It's bounded by the Neva river and the Obvodny Canal, on a set of islands formed by numerous rivers and channels.

Nicholas I

Latitude
59.9321° or 59° 55′ 56″ north
Longitude
30.30844° or 30° 18′ 30″ east
Inception
July 7th, 1859
Height
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
9GFGW8J5+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1123474657
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2081756
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Nicholas I” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “النصب التذكاري لنيكولاي الأول”
  • Dutch: “Pamjatnik Nikolaju I”
  • Estonian: “Nikolai I ratsamonument”
  • Finnish: “Nikolai I:n patsas”
  • French: “statue équestre de Nicolas Ier”
  • French: “Statue équestre de Nicolas Ier”
  • Georgian: “ნიკოლოზ I-ის ძეგლი”
  • German: “Denkmal für Nikolaus I.”
  • German: “Denkmal Nikolaus I.”
  • Italian: “Monumento a Nicola I”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento a Nicolau I”
  • Russian: “Памятник императору Николаю I”
  • Russian: “Памятник Николаю I”
  • Slovenian: “Spomenik Nikolaja I., Sankt Peterburg”
  • Slovenian: “Spomenik Nikolaju I., Sankt Peterburg”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Миколі I (Санкт-Петербург)”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Миколі I”

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