🏟️ Monument to Peter I (Azov)

Monument to Peter I is a bronze monument of Peter the Great in the center of Azov, Rostov oblast, Russia. It was designed by sculptors Oleg Komov and Andrey Kovalchuk. The opening ceremony took place on 19 July 1996 and was held in conjunction with the 300-year anniversary of the Russian Navy. The statue is 3 meters tall, not including its 2-metre pedestal. The monument depicts Peter I, a determined, purposeful Russian ruler, as a young military figure, with one hand on a mortar. Peter the Great commanded his army during the Azov campaigns of 1695–96 at that age. He is gazing towards the Azov Fortress.