Image:Antokolski Peter the Great.jpg
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Size of this preview: 315 × 480 pixels
Full resolution (1,026 × 1,563 pixels, file size: 970 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
 |
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. The description on its description page there is shown below. |
Summary
The Peter the Great Monument in the city of Taganrog (sculptor: Mark Antokolski) as appears on a old postcard. Photo was taken in range 1903—1916. Source: Museum of Taganrogs Regional Studies photofiles.
The idea to open a memorial to Peter I of Russia in Taganrog came to Achilles Alferaki, Mayor of Taganrog 1880-1887. The Russian Emperor Alexander III gave his permission on June 5, 1893.
In 1897, Taganrog City Council (Duma) issued a resolution to request the sculptor Mark Antokolski to produce a memorial to Peter I The Great. In April 1898, Anton Chekhov met with Mark Antokolski in Paris, France to arrange the production of a bronze statue.
The statue was molded in the atelier of Thibaut Brothers in Paris. The pedestal for the monument was made in 1901 by the artist Eduards, owner of an atelier in Odessa.
Petrovskaya Street near the central gates to the City Park was selected as the site for the monument. The memorial to Peter I The Great was solemnly inaugurated on May 13, 1903. The inscription on the pedastal reads: "To the Emperor Peter I, Taganrog 1698-1898".
Licensing
 |
This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, Canada, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years. العربية | Asturianu | Български | Català | Česky | Dansk | Deutsch | English | Ελληνικά | Esperanto | Español | Euskara | فارسی | Français | Gaeilge | Galego | עברית | हिन्दी | Bahasa Indonesia | Italiano | 日本語 | 한국어 | Kurdî / كوردی | Lietuvių | Magyar | Nederlands | Norsk (nynorsk) | Македонски | Bahasa Melayu | Polski | Português | Română | Русский | Slovenčina | Slovenščina | Shqip | Suomi | Sámegiella | Türkçe | 中文(简体) | 中文(繁體) | 粵語 | +/- |
Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement that rule of the shorter term.File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 19:57, 14 April 2006 | 1,026×1,563 (970 KB) | IPAAT | |
| 09:41, 11 April 2006 | 656×1,000 (436 KB) | IPAAT | ||
| 07:04, 28 September 2005 | 339×503 (62 KB) | ISasha | (The Peter the Great Monument in the city of Taganrog (sculptor: Mark Antokolski) as appears on a 19th century postcard. Source URL: http://www.taganrogcity.com The idea to open a memorial to Peter I of Russia in Taganrog came to Achilles Alferaki, Mayor ) |
