The statue dedicated to the Tsar Carpenter ( Peter the Great) is located in front of the Admiralty that is a reference point in the city with its golden spire; it is beautiful the entrance gate flanked by nymphs that support large spheres .
It is magnificent the equestrian statue of Peter the Great which Catherine II dedicated to him. The statue is set on a single block of granite and the horse crushes with its hooves a snake, the symbol of betrayal.