Peter the Great Statue

The Peter the Great Statue is a 98-metre-high monument to Peter the Great, located at the western confluence of the Moskva River and the Vodootvodny Canal in central , .
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: Monument in Moscow sculpted by Russian architect Zurab Tsereteli
  • Also known as: “Пётр I”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Russian State Library and Church of St. Nicholas.

Library
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The is one of the three national libraries of , located in . It is the largest library in the country, second largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. is situated 1½ km north of Peter the Great Statue.

Church
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is situated 210 metres east of Peter the Great Statue.

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as the Tsarsky Kolokol, Tsar Kolokol III, or Royal Bell, is a 6.14-metre-tall, 6.6-metre-diameter bell on display on the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin. is situated 1½ km northeast of Peter the Great Statue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yakimanka District and Central-South.

Suburb
is a district of of the federal city of , . Population: 26,578 ; 22,822 . It is named after the former church of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne.

Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moscow is in and also part of Central Moscow. There are Yakimanka North & Zamoskvoreche North - historic districts, located in the southern part of the center of Moscow on the right bank of the Moskva River to the Garden Ring.

Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Since its founding in 1147, has been at the crossroads of history as the capital of empires and a frequent target for invaders. As the capital of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and, today, the Federation, it has played a central role in the development of the largest country in the world.

Peter the Great Statue

Latitude
55.73862° or 55° 44′ 19″ north
Longitude
37.6083° or 37° 36′ 30″ east
Inception
1997
Height
96 metres (315 feet)
Open location code
9G7VPJQ5+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 191679568
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q1188019
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Peter the Great Statue” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تمثال بطرس الأكبر”
  • Belarusian: “Помнік Пятру I”
  • Chinese: “彼得大帝雕像”
  • Dutch: “Standbeeld van Peter de Grote”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال بطرس الاكبر”
  • Esperanto: “statuo de Petro la Granda”
  • Esperanto: “Statuo de Petro la Granda”
  • French: “Pierre le Grand”
  • German: “Denkmal für Peter I. (Moskau)”
  • German: “Denkmal für Peter I.”
  • German: “Zum Gedenken an den 300. Jahrestag der russischen Flotte”
  • Hebrew: “פסל פיוטר הגדול”
  • Italian: “Statua di Pietro il Grande”
  • Persian: “مجسمه پیتر کبیر”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Piotra Wielkiego (Moskwa)”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Piotra Wielkiego”
  • Russian: “Памятник Петру I (Москва)”
  • Russian: “Памятник Петру I в Москве”
  • Russian: “Памятник Петру I на Москва-реке”
  • Russian: “Памятник Петру I”
  • Russian: “Памятник Петру Первому (Москва)”
  • Russian: “Памятник Петру Первому”
  • Russian: “Статуя Петра Первого (Москва)”
  • Spanish: “Estatua de Pedro el Grande”
  • Turkish: “Büyük Petro Anıtı”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Московский речной императорский яхт-клуб and Japanese Garden.

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