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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
SunOpen 24 hours
MonOpen 24 hours
TueOpen 24 hours
WedOpen 24 hours
ThuOpen 24 hours
FriOpen 24 hours
SatOpen 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.