Monument to Nicholas I

Monument to Nicholas I

Russian: Памятник Николаю I
Current state (2016)
59°55′55″N 30°18′30″E / 59.93194°N 30.30833°E / 59.93194; 30.30833
Location	St Isaac's Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Designer	Auguste de Montferrand is the project head, the architect. Sculptors: Peter Klodt, Robert Salemann, Nicholas Ramazanov Architects: Ludwig Bohnstedt, Roman Weigelt
Type	Equestrian statue
Material	Bronze is a sculpture, high reliefs, letters, a fencing; Pedestal is a red, grey granite, the shohansky porphyry, the Italian marble
Height	16.3 meters full, Equestrian statue is 6 meters
Opening date	July 7, 1859 (1859-07-07)
Dedicated to	Nicholas I of Russia

The Monument to Nicholas I (Russian: Памятник Николаю I) is a bronze equestrian monument of Nicholas I of Russia on St Isaac's Square (in front of Saint Isaac's Cathedral) in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was created by French sculptor Auguste de Montferrand and unveiled on July 7  [O.S. June 25] , 1859, the six-meter statue was considered a technical wonder at the time of its creation. It is one of only a few bronze statues with only two support points (the rear hooves of the horse).^[1]