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The Bronze Horseman
Медный всадник, mednii vsadnik
Statuesque symbol of the city, homage to Peter the Great, opened in 1782, the theme and title of one of the most important poems of the Russian language, written by Alexander Pushkin. Its pedestal is reputed to be the largest stone ever moved by human effort.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Address
- Senatskaya Ploschad former Decembriststov
- Getting there
- beside St. Isaacs Cathedral,: "Sadovaya",: "Sennaya Ploshchad",: "Nevskiy Prospekt" or: "Gostiniy Dvor", then: 5, 22,: 3, 22, 27
- Hours
- Open now · open 24 hours
Weekly hours
Sun Open 24 hours Mon Open 24 hours Tue Open 24 hours Wed Open 24 hours Thu Open 24 hours Fri Open 24 hours Sat Open 24 hours
Listing from Wikivoyage: Saint Petersburg/Center, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Location and details from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Also listed in Overture Maps open data.
Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.