Monument to Peter I in Petrovsky Park

The monument to Peter I is located in Kronstadt. The sculpture to Peter the Great was created at the request of Nicholas I. The discovery of the work of the sculptor Theodore-Joseph-Napoleon Jacques took place on July 9, 1841.

The monument is installed on a pedestal of granite and decorated with bronze ornament. The monument to Peter the Great stands in the very center of the Arsenal parade ground. Near the Arsenal building there is a mound - in this place the construction of the crews of Kronstadt was carried out and a sculpture of Peter I is located here. Around the monument in the XIX century was organized Petrovsky Park.

The history of the location of the monument is very interesting – the sculpture stands so that Peter’s eyes were directed towards the fortress of Kronshlot and the sea. This is significant for all residents of Kronstadt, since the whole history of this city began with the foundation of this fortress. The opening of the monument was on the day when it was 132 years since the victory in the Battle of Poltava.