Monument to the water carrier on Shpalernaya Street

A bronze sculpture of a water carrier of the first half of the nineteenth century is installed in front of the central entrance to the water tower on Shpalernaya Street, where the Museum “World of Water of St. Petersburg” is located.

The authors of the monument are sculptor S. Dmitriev and architect V. Vasiliev.

The opening of the monument took place in 2003.

The sculpture is a man pulling a barrel on a two-wheeled support, in life size. A dog runs in front of the water carrier. The monument is made of bronze and is installed on a low pedestal of stone paving stone, characteristic of St. Petersburg streets of the nineteenth century.