Презентация на тему:"Памятники русским императорам и императрицам в Санкт-Петербурге" ( на английском языке)

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The presentation was made by Maxim Kuzmin a student of the 10b form of a secondary school 180 specializing in English . St-Petersburg 2014 Monuments to Emperors and Empresses of the Russian Empire in St. Petersburg

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Bronze Horseman The Bronze Horseman is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Commissioned by Catherine the Great, it was created by the French sculptor Étienne Maurice Falconet.

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This monument is situated in the centre of the Senate Square

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Also there is a bronze equestrian monument of Peter the Great in front of the St. Michael's Castle…

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… In front of the « Pribaltiyskaya Hotel » and other places around St.Petersburg

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Monument to Catherine II in the Ostrovsky square , was established in 1873. In the construction of the monument Michael Mikeshin took part ; sculptural works were performed by Matvei Chizhov and Alexander Opekushin who created the figures surrounding the pedestal .

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Monument to Paul I was made by the architect V.Nalivaiko and installed in the courtyard of the Mikhailovsky Castle in 2003

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The Rossi Pavilion — The monument to Russian Empress Maria Feodorovna in Pavlovsky Park . Sculptural monument, standing in a pavilion was made by model of sculptor V.Beklemeshev

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The Alexander Column also known as Alexandrian Column is the focal point of Palace Square . The column is named for Emperor Alexander I , who reigned from 1801–1825 .

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The monument was erected in the Empire style in 1834 in the center of the Palace Square. The author of the monument is Auguste Montferrand . Emperor Nicholas I ordered to install this column to commemorate the victory of his elder brother Alexander I over Napoleon.

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Monument to Nicholas I was installed in 1859 on St. Isaac's Square in St. Petersburg. It is located between the Mariinsky Palace and St. Isaac's Cathedral. Monument was built in 1856 after the death of the emperor by the architect Auguste Montferrand and it was opened on June 25 in 1859.

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Monuments to Alexander II are situated in front of Military Academy of Communications and in the yard of State University of St.Petersburg

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Monument to Alexander III in front of the Marble Palace. Was originally installed on the Znamenskaia square near the Moscovskaya station. The monument was dedicated to the “Founder of Great Siberian Way", because this way was started from Nicholas Station and the construction of highways was begun under Alexander III.

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