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Monument to Nicholas I
The Monument to Nicholas 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. Created by French sculptor Auguste de Montferrand and unveiled on , 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). Another example is the 1852 equestrian statue
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In May 1856 Monferran's project was confirmed and in June the monument installation site was defined: ""opposite to the Mariinsky palace, faced to the Isaakievsky cathedral" ()".
Erection of the monument Horse figure.
Several different sculpture models were used in creating the monument. A large model of the horse which Nicholas I sits on was commissioned from the Tsar's favourite sculptor, Peter Klodt. 
The initial sketch created by it represented the horseman on easy standing game. 
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