Catherine the Great commissioned this statue of Peter the Great, and it is called the Bronze Horseman after the famous Pushkin poem.

The Bronze Horseman statue is in a small park along the palace embankment in St. Petersburg. It depicts Peter the Great on a rearing horse trampling a serpent, which is often symbolically used as a sign of treason. Many newlyweds find their way to the statue (especially on weekends), since having a wedding photo there is considered good luck.