# The Bronze Horseman unveiled (1782)

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Étienne Falconet's equestrian statue of Peter the Great was unveiled on Senate Square. Its base is a single enormous granite boulder, the Thunder Stone. The inscription reads 'To Peter the First from Catherine the Second'. Pushkin's poem of 1833 gave the statue its popular name. The statue became the symbol of Saint Petersburg.

## Why it matters
The statue became the symbol of Saint Petersburg.

Ruler at the time: [Catherine II](https://history-russia.com/rulers/catherine-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Bronze Horseman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Horseman)
- [Wikipedia — Thunderstone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderstone)
- [Wikipedia — Russian Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — The Bronze Horseman unveiled](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=The+Bronze+Horseman+unveiled)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)