Monument at the rest-place of Peter I, Poltava
Facts and practical information
Monument to Peter the Great - a monument at the place of Peter the Great's residence in Poltava. The monument was erected in 1849 near the Church of the Savior on the street Spaskoja and Pylyp Orlyk.
It was built on the place of the house of Cossack Magdenok, where the commandant of the fortress Olexiy Kelin lived. On the second day after the Battle of Poltava Peter I. In 1817 a stone wall was built there according to the design of architect P. Tarasov, and in 1849 a new one was built, manufactured in St. Petersburg according to the design of architect O. P. Brulov by artist I. Hamburger. The monument is a square three-tiered arched chapel on a granite stylobate. A shield and a sword are placed on top, a sholom on the shield. On the plates is a high relief image of the coat of arms of the Russian Empire, the left hand, which is resting, memorial inscriptions.
Poltava
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Bus
- Calculate routeКраєзнавчий музей 8 min walk
- Calculate routeКорпусний сад 16 min walk
- Calculate routeБудинок зв'язку 18 min walk
- Calculate routeШевченка 20 min walk
- Calculate routeМедакадемія 23 min walk
- Calculate routeChervonyi Shliakh 21 min walk
Monument at the rest-place of Peter I – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Stade Vorskla, Poltavskij kraeznavcij muzej imeni Vasila Kricevskogo, Korolenko Museum, Gogol Theater of musical drama.
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Trolleybus
- Краєзнавчий музей • Lines: 1, 12, 2, 4, 6 (8 min walk)
Bus
- Корпусний сад • Lines: 21 (16 min walk)
- Будинок зв'язку • Lines: 20 (18 min walk)
Train
- Chervonyi Shliakh (21 min walk)
Poltava