List of equestrian statues


List of equestrian statues


This is a list of notable equestrian statues by country. The sculptures are listed by the date of their inauguration, regardless whether they were later dismantled or torn down.

Albania

Algeria

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires (province)

Catamarca

Chaco

Chubut

Córdoba

Corrientes

Entre Ríos

Formosa

Jujuy

La Pampa

La Rioja

Mendoza

Misiones

Neuquén

Río Negro

Salta

San Juan

San Luis

Santa Cruz

Santa Fe

Santiago del Estero

Tucumán

Armenia

Aruba

Australia

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales


Queensland

South Australia

Victoria

Western Australia

Austria

Vienna

Burgenland

Lower Austria

Tyrol

Azerbaijan

Belgium

Bolivia

Caracas

  • Equestrian statue of Simon Bolívar in Plaza Bolívar, by Adamo Tadolino

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bijeljina

  • Equestrian of King Petar I Karađorđević by Rudolf Valdec, 1926 (was demolished by Ustashas in 1941, restored in 1992).

Brazil

Pernambuco

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio de Janeiro

São Paulo

Bulgaria

Sofia

  • Monument to the Tsar Liberator (Alexander II of Russia) in National Assembly Square.

Dobrich

  • Monument of Khan Asparuh.

Gabrovo

  • Equestrian statue of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in front of the House of Humour and Satire.

Koprivshtitsa

  • Monument of Georgi Benkovski.

Plovdiv

  • Monument to Khan Krum.

Targovishte Province

  • Monument of Khan Krum near ancient Bulgarian castle Misionis.

Varna

  • Monument to Tsar Kaloyan.

Veliko Tarnovo

  • Monument of the Asen dynasty with 4 equestrian statues.

Canada

Chile

Santiago de Chile

  • Equestrian of José de San Martín.

China

Dalian, Liaoning Province

  • Equestrian statue of Guan Xiangying. (Jinzhou District)

Hohhot, Inner Mongolia

  • Genghis Khan monument
  • Wang Zhaojun and the Xiongnu shanyu Huhanye on horseback (at Zhaojun's Tomb)

Ordos, Inner Mongolia

  • Genghis Khan statue before his Mausoleum

Fuboshan, Guilin

  • Statue of Ma Yuan

China - Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan

  • Equestrian statue of Yue Fei in Linsen Park

Colombia

Barranquilla

  • Equestrian of Simón Bolívar.

Cartagena

  • Equestrian of Simón Bolívar.

Medellín

  • Equestrian of Simón Bolívar by Eugenio Maccagnani at the Parque de Bolívar.

Croatia

Zagreb

  • Equestrian of Ban Josip Jelačić at the Ban Jelačić Square.
  • Equestrian of King Tomislav by Robert Frangeš Mihanović, 1928–38, erected in 1947.
  • Equestrian of Saint George at the Republic of Croatia Square.
  • Equestrian of Saint George at the Trg Braće hrvatskog zmaja.

Cuba

Havana

  • Equestrian of Major General Máximo Gómez by Aldo Gamba at the Malecón, 1936.
  • Equestrian of Major General Antonio Maceo by Giuseppe Boni at the Malecón.

Czech Republic

Prague

  • Equestrian monument of Wenceslaus, Duke of Bohemia by Josef Václav Myslbek at Wenceslas Square, 1912.
  • Monument of Wenceslaus, Duke of Bohemia by Jan Jiří Bendl, between 1676 and 1678. Formerly at Wenceslas Square (before 1879), now in Vyšehrad.
  • Equestrian monument of Jan Žižka by Bohumil Kafka in Žižkov - 9 m tall.
  • Equestrian monument of Francis I by Josef Max on the Vltava bank, 1850.
  • Equestrian statue of Jaroslav Hašek near the pubs where he wrote his works in Žižkov by Karel Nepraš and Karolína Neprašová, 2005
  • Equestrian statue of Saint George in 3rd courtyard of Prague Castle.

Poděbrady

  • Equestrian monument of George of Podebrady by Bohuslav Schnirch at George Square, 1896.

Denmark

Copenhagen

  • Equestrian monument of Bishop Absalon in bronze by Vilhelm Bissen on Højbro Plads, erected 1902.
  • Equestrian monument of King Christian V by French sculptor Abraham-César Lamoureux (c. 1640–1692) on Kongens Nytorv (The King's New Square). Originally in lead 1688, replaced in 1946 by a bronze copy.
  • Equestrian monument of King Frederik V in bronze by Jacques-Francois-Joseph Saly in front of Amalienborg Palace, erected 1771.
  • Equestrian monument of Frederik VII in bronze by Herman Wilhelm Bissen on Christiansborg Palace Square, erected 1873.
  • Equestrian monument of King Christian IX in bronze by Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen in Christiansborg Palace, erected 1927.
  • Equestrian monument of King Christian X in bronze by Einar Utzon-Frank on St. Annæ Square, erected in 1954.

Aarhus

  • Equestrian monument of King Christian X in bronze by Helen Schou on Bispetorv (Bishop's Square), erected in 1955.

Aalborg

  • Equestrian monument of King Christian IX in bronze by Carl Johan Bonnesen, erected 1910.

Esbjerg

  • Equestrian monument of King Christian IX of Denmark in bronze by L. Brandstrup, erected 1899.

Hvidovre

  • Equestrian statue of Postrytter (Mail-horseman) placed just outside the old Hvidovre Post Office on Hvidovrevej, by Johannes Bjerg, 1935.

Nakskov

  • Equestrian monument of King Christian X in bronze by V. Kvederis, erected in 1952.

Odense

  • Equestrian monument of King Christian IX in bronze by Aksel Hansen, erected 1912.

Slagelse

  • Equestrian monument of King Christian IX in bronze by L. Brandstrup, erected 1910.

Egypt

Alexandria

  • Equestrian statue of Alexander the Great, 2002.
  • Equestrian statue of Muhammad Ali Pasha, 1873.

Cairo

  • Equestrian of Ibrahim Pasha in Cairo Citadel in front of National Military Museum, 1872.

England

See: List of equestrian statues in the United Kingdom#England

Estonia

Viljandi

  • Equestrian of Commander-in-chief Johan Laidoner by Terje Ojaver at the central city square, 2004.

Ethiopia

Addis Abeba

  • Equestrian of Emperor Menelik II at the Menelik II Square.

Finland

Helsinki

  • Bronze Equestrian statue of Marshal Mannerheim (C.G.E. Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland) located beside the main street Mannerheimintie in front of the Kiasma museum of modern art, by Aimo Tukiainen, erected in 1960.

Lahti

  • Bronze equestrian monument of Marshal of Finland C.G.E. Mannerheim, located in Asematori square, by Veikko Leppänen, erected in 1959.
  • Equestrian statue The Hakkapeliittas' homecoming, by Pentti Papinaho, erected in 1975.

Lappeenranta

  • Equestrian statue Rakuunapatsas (Dragoon) by Pentti Papinaho, erected in 1982.

Rantsila

  • Equestrian statue of Field Marshal Johan August Sandels, on his horse Bijou in town centre, by team of sculptors led by Martti Väänänen, erected in 1989.

France

See: List of equestrian statues in France

Georgia

Tbilisi

  • Equestrian monument of King Vakhtang Gorgasali.
  • Equestrian monument of King David the Builder.
  • Equestrian monument of Giorgi Saakadze.
  • Equestrian monument of General Petre Bagrationi.
  • Freedom Monument at the Freedom Square with equestrian statue of Saint George by Zurab Tsereteli, 2006.

Kutaisi

  • Equestrian monument of King David the Builder.

Poti

  • Equestrian monument of Prince Tsotne Dadiani.

Telavi

  • Equestrian monument of King Erekle II.

Germany

See: List of equestrian statues in Germany

Greece

Athens

  • Equestrian statue of King Konstantinos I at the entrance of Pedion Areos park.
  • Equestrian statue of General Kolokotronis at the Old Parliament Square.
  • Equestrian statue of General Papagos.
  • Persian Rider, statue in the Acropolis Museum

Arta

  • Equestrian statue of King Pyrrhus.

Giannitsa

  • Equestrian statue of Alexander the Great in front of the Spiritual Center

Karditsa

  • Equestrian statue of Nikolaos Plastiras

Kavala

  • Equestrian statue of Muhammad Ali Pasha

Pella

  • Equestrian statue of Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus in Alexander the Great square

Thessaloniki

  • Equestrian statue of Alexander the Great on the waterfront. Bucephalus is standing on two legs.
  • Equestrian statue of King Konstantinos I at the Square of Democracy (Vardariou).

Hungary

See: List of equestrian statues in Hungary

India

Agra

  • Equestrian statue of Rani Laxmi Bai.

Chennai

  • Equestrian statue of Sir Thomas Munroe - Governor of Madras 1820–1827.
  • Equestrian statue of Dheeran Chinnamalai - in Guindy, Chennai.
  • Equestrian statue of Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan

Dhubri

  • Equestrian statue of Chilarai.

Bangalore

  • Equestrian statue of Sir Mark Cubbon in Cubbon Park. Location: 12.9774055°N 77.5931016°E / 12.9774055; 77.5931016. Ordered from Baron Maroschetti and unveiled on the 16 March 1866

Imphal

  • Marjing Polo Statue
  • Statue of Meidingu Nara Singh

Kolhapur

  • Equestrian statue of Rani Tara Bai. Location: 16.7066646°N 74.2481509°E / 16.7066646; 74.2481509

Kolkata

  • Edward VII memorial arch with a bronze equestrian statue of the King by Sir Bertram Mackennal close to Victoria Memorial.
  • Equestrian statue of Bagha Jatin by the side of the Victoria Memorial.

Thanjavur

  • Equestrian statue of Raja Raja Chola I.

Mumbai

  • Equestrian statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji in Colaba.
  • Equestrian statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji.

Pune

  • Equestrian statue of Peshwa Baji Rao. Location: 18.5208866°N 73.8553199°E / 18.5208866; 73.8553199.

Punjab

  • Equestrian statue of Ranjit Singh at Golden Temple complex, Amritsar.

Solapur

  • Equestrian statue of Rani Laxmi Bai.

Shimla

  • Equestrian statue of Rani Laxmi Bai.

Indonesia

Jakarta

  • Prince Diponegoro Monument at Merdeka Square, Jakarta.

Cilacap

  • Equestrian statue of Diponegoro at Provincial Border, Cilacap.

Semarang

  • Equestrian statue of Diponegoro at University of Diponegoro, Semarang.
  • Equestrian statue of Diponegoro at Komando Daerah Militer, Semarang.

Salatiga

  • Equestrian statue of Diponegoro at the intersection of Jl. Diponegoro and Jl. Jenderal Sudirman.

Jogjakarta

  • Equestrian statue of Nyi Ageng Serang at Wates, Jakarta.

Makassar

  • Equestrian statue of Sultan Hasanudin at Hasanudin Airport, Makassar.

Magelang

  • Equestrian statue of Pangeran Diponegoro at Alun-alun Magelang (Magelang city square).

The equestrian statue of Pangeran Diponegoro became the symbol of military territorial command of Central Java, hence the name Kodam Diponegoro. As a result, almost in every main road provincial borders between Central Java Province with its adjacent provinces such as West and East Java provinces, stood those equestrian statues.

Iran

Mashhad

  • Bronze Statue of Nader Shah at Nader's mausoleum by Abolhassan Khan Sadighi, 1956.

Zabol

  • Bronze statue of Yaqub-e Layth at Central Square of the city, by Abolhassan Khan Sadighi, 1977.

Iraq

Baghdad

  • Equestrian statue of Faisal I of Iraq, 1933.

Ireland

Boyle

  • Gaelic Chieftain by Maurice Harron at the Curlew Pass, in site of the Battle of Curlew Pass, 1999.

Israel

Hurfeish

  • Equestrian statue of Sultan al-Atrash.

Jerusalem

  • Monument to Sultan of Egypt and Syria Saladin.

Kfar Tavor

  • Monument to village founders.

Kiryat Tiv'on

  • Monument in memory of Alexander Zaid near Beit She'arim National Park, statue by David Polus.

Tel Aviv

  • Monument of Meir Dizengoff, first Mayor of Tel Aviv, on Rothschild Boulevard (near Dizengoff's home, now a museum), by David Zundelovich.

Mikve Israel

  • Monument of German Emperor Wilhelm the Second meeting Zionist leader Theodore Herzel.

Italy

See: List of equestrian statues in Italy

Japan

Tokyo

  • Equestrian statue of Kusunoki Masashige by Kōtarō Takamura outside the Imperial Palace, 1897.
  • Equestrian statue of Prince Arisugawa Taruhito at the Arisugawa Memorial Park, 1903.
  • Equestrian statue of Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa n the outer gardens of the Imperial Palace, 1904.
  • Equestrian statue of Prince Komatsu Akihito at the Ueno Park, 1912.
  • Equestrian statue of Field marshal Ōyama Iwao in Kudanzaka, 1918.
  • Equestrian statue of Nitta Yoshisada close to Bubaikawara Station in Fuchū, 1988.

Kanazawa

  • Equestrian statue of Maeda Toshiie close to Oyama Shrine.

Kobe

  • Equestrian statue of Don Quixote at the Suma Rikyu Park.

Kōchi

  • Equestrian statue of Yamauchi Kazutoyo in the Kōchi Castle.

Komatsushima

  • Equestrian statue of Minamoto Yoshitsune. The tallest equestrian statue in Japan (6.7 meters high).

Kumagaya

  • Equestrian statue of Kumagai Naozane close to Kumagaya Station.

Kushimoto

  • Equestrian statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, placed as a token of friendship between Japan and Turkey.

Nagano

  • Takeda Shingen versus equestrian Uesugi Kenshin in Kawanakajima.

Nagoya

  • Equestrian statue of Francesco Sforza in Nagoya International Conference Center, 1989
  • Equestrian statue of Maeda Toshiie in Arako.

Osaka

  • Equestrian statue of Kusunoki Masashige in Kanshinji temple in Kawachinagano.

Ōsaki

  • Equestrian statue of Date Masamune close to Yūbikan Station.

Sendai

  • Equestrian statue of Date Masamune in the Aoba Castle, 1933

Ueda

  • Equestrian statue of Sanada Yukimura.

Wakayama

  • Equestrian statue of Tokugawa Yoshimune.

Jordan

Al-Karak

  • Equestrian statue of Sultan of Egypt and Syria Saladin.

Kazakhstan

Aktobe

  • Equestrian statue of Abul Khair Khan.

Korday

  • Equestrian statue of Utegen-Baghatur in front of The Palace of Culture.

Nur-Sultan

  • Equestrian statue of Kazakh Khan Kenesary Kasymov.
  • Equestrian statue of Baghatur Bogenbay.

Oral

  • Equestrian statue of Vasily Chapayev across from the train station, 1980s.
  • Monument of Misha Gavrilov, young Red Army soldier during the Russian Civil War. The injured horse lies under the rider.

Taraz

  • Equestrian statue of Baydibek Karsha-Uly (sculptured by D.Aldekov and N.Rustemov) at the city central square, 2002.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Pyongyang

  • Chollima Statue on Mansu Hill, 1961.
  • King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo equestrian statue at Tomb of King Tongmyong.

Korea, Republic of

  • Equestrian statue of Kim Yu-sin in Gyeongju National Park.
  • Equestrian statue of Kang Kam-ch'an in Nakseongdae Park.
  • Equestrian statue of Gwak Jaeu in Mangu Park in Daegu.

Kosovo

Pristina

  • Equestrian of Skanderbeg.

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek

  • Equestrian statue of Mikhail Frunze at a large park (Boulevard Erkindik) across from the train station. Foto
  • Equestrian statue of Manas in front of Philharmonic.

Latvia

Riga

  • Equestrian monument of Peter the Great, at Brīvības gatves, by German sculptor Schmidt-Kossel, erected in 1910. The statue was evacuated and lost during WW1, but was later returned to Riga.

Lithuania

Vilnius

  • Equestrian monument of Gediminas, in the Lower Castle, by Vytautas Kašuba, 1996.
  • Equestrian statue Gražina in the Great courtyard of the Seimas Palace, by Dalia Matulaitė
  • Equestrian statue of Saint George defeating the dragon in Gediminas Avenue, by Kęstute Balčiūnas, 2005 (replacing an earlier statue destroyed by the Nazis in 1944).

Birštonas

  • Monument to Vytautas the Great, by G. Jokūbonis and V. Čekanauskas, 1998.

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

  • Equestrian of Grand Duke Willem II by Antonin Mercié at the Place de Guillaune.

North Macedonia

Skopje

  • Equestrian "Warrior on a horse" Greek kingdom of Macedonia (Alexander the Great)
  • Equestrian of Macedonian revolutionary Goce Delčev
  • Equestrian of Macedonian revolutionary Dame Gruev
  • Equestrian of Skanderbeg.

Bitola

  • Equestrian of Philip II of Macedon

Mexico

Mexico City

  • Equestrian statue of Charles IV of Spain, in the downtown, by Tolsá.
  • Equestrian statue of José de San Martín (sculptor unknown) donated by the government of Argentina to Mexico and on display at the intersection of Paseo de la Reforma and Eje 1 Norte near Metro Garibaldi.

Chihuahua

  • Equestrian statue of Pancho Villa.

Chinameca

  • Equestrian statue of Emiliano Zapata at the Hacienda de Chinameca, Morelos state, site of Zapata's death.

Zacatecas

  • Equestrian statue of Pancho Villa at the summit of the Cerro de la Bufa overlooking the city.

Moldova

Chişinău

  • Equestrian monument of Grigore Kotovski by Lazar Dubinovsky at the Kotovski square, 1954.

Tiraspol

  • Equestrian monument of Alexander Suvorov by Valentin and Victor Artamonovs at the Suvorov square, 1979.

Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar

  • Equestrian monument of Damdin Sükhbaatar at Sükhbaatar Square by Sonomyn Choimbol, 1946.
  • Equestrian statue of Genghis Khan.
  • Equestrian statue of Genghis Khan in Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport.
  • Two equestrian statues of Genghis Khan's Generals in front of modern State Great Khural building.

Tov aimag

  • Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, the largest (40 metres tall) in the world, near Ulaanbaatar. The monument has a viewing platform. The sculptor was Erdembileghijn, and it was erected in 2008.

Khovd

  • Equestrian statue of Amursanaa.

Morocco

Casablanca

  • Equestrian statue of Hubert Lyautey, 1938, now on the grounds of the French consulate.
  • Equestrian statue of Tariq Ibn Ziyad in Tétouan

Namibia

Windhoek

  • Windhoek's Reiterdenkmal is an equestrian monument to the victory of the Germans in the Herero and Namaqua War 1904–1907. Originally situated in front of the Christuskirche, since 2009 in front of Alte Feste. Inaugurated on 27 January 1912.

Netherlands

Amsterdam

  • Equestrian statue of Queen Wilhelmina by Theresia van der Pant in the Rokin, 1975.

Breda

  • Equestrian of Stadtholder Willem III.

The Hague

  • Equestrian of King Willem II by Antonin Mercié, the replica of statue in Luxembourg.
  • Equestrian of William I in front of the Noordeinde Palace.

Katwijk aan den Rijn

  • De schutter (man on horse) by G.Brouwer, 1986.

Nijmegen

  • Equestrian with no identifying plaque on a pillar near the railway station

Rotterdam

  • Equestrian of Count Willem IV by Willem Verbon, 1950.

Utrecht

  • Equestrian of Saint Willibrordus by Albert Termote at the Janskerkhof, 1941.
  • Equestrian of Saint Martinus by Albert Termote, 1948.

Norway

Oslo

  • Equestrian monument of King Karl XIV John of Sweden (Karl III John of Norway), at The Royal Palace, by Brynjulf Larsen Bergslien.

Philippines

Peru

Lima

  • Equestrian of Francisco Pizarro by Charles Cary Rumsey in the Lima City Walls park.
  • Equestrian of José de San Martín by Mariano Benlliure at the Plaza San Martín (Lima).
  • Equestrian of Simón Bolivar by Adamo Tadolini at the Legislative Palace (Peru).

Poland

See: List of equestrian statues in Poland

Portugal

Braga

  • Equestrian statue of Saint Longinus in Bom Jesus do Monte, 1819 (made of Granite).

Lisbon

  • Equestrian statue of King José I by Joaquim Machado de Castro at the Praça do Comércio, 1775.
  • Equestrian statue of King João I by Leopoldo de Almeida at the Praça da Figueira, 1971.

Batalha

  • Equestrian statue of Nuno Álvares Pereira close to Mosteiro Santa Maria da Vitória.

Cantanhede

  • Equestrian statue of General António Luís de Meneses.

Porto

  • Equestrian statue of King Pedro IV at the Praça da Liberdade.
  • Equestrian statue of King João VI at the João Gonçalves Zarco square.
  • Equestrian statue of Vímara Peres by Barata Feyo in front of the Oporto Cathedral, 1968.

Vila Viçosa

  • Equestrian statue of King João IV in front of the Paço Ducal de Vila Viçosa.

Romania

Bucharest

  • Equestrian Statue of Michael the Brave at the University Square, 1874.
  • Equestrian Statue of Carol I, 1939, by Ivan Meštrović, destroyed by the communists after 1948
  • Equestrian Statue of Ferdinand I, 1940, by Ivan Meštrović, destroyed by the communists after 1948
  • Equestrian Statue of Saint George, 1940, destroyed by the communists after 1948
  • Equestrian Statue of Carol I, 2010, by Florin Codre
  • Equestrian Statue of Michael the Brave at the Michael the Brave 30th Guards Brigade, 2015

Cluj-Napoca

  • Equestrian Monument of Matthias Corvinus, 1902
  • Equestrian Statue of Saint George, 1904
  • Equestrian Statue of Michael the Brave, 1976

Focşani

  • Equestrian Statue of Alexander Suvorov at the battlefield of Battle of Rymnik. The first sculpture by Boris Eduards was erected in 1913, but was lost during WWI. A new sculpture by Marius Butunoiu was erected in 1959.

Iași

  • Equestrian Statue of Stephen the Great, by Emmanuel Frémiet, in front of the Palace of Culture, 1883.
  • Attacking Cavalryman Statue, by Ioan C. Dimitriu-Bârlad, in front of the Copou Park, 1927.
  • Equestrian Statue of Michael the Brave, 2002.

Oradea

  • Equestrian Statue of Ferdinand I, 1924, destroyed by the communists after 1948
  • Equestrian Statue of Michael the Brave, 1994
  • Equestrian Statue of Ferdinand I, 2019

Târgu Mureş

  • Equestrian Statue of Avram Iancu by Florin Codre, 1978.

Russia

See: List of equestrian statues in Russia

Serbia

Belgrade

  • Equestrian of Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia by Enrico Pazzi at the Republic Square, 1882.

Niš

  • Monument to the Liberators by Antun Augustinčić at the Oslobodjenje Square, 1937.
  • Equestrian of King Aleksandar I Karađorđević by Radeta Stanković, 1939–1946 (demolished by communists), restored in 2004.

Novi Sad

  • Equestrian Statue of King Petar I Karađorđević, 2018.

Zrenjanin

  • Equestrian of King Petar I Karađorđević by Rudolf Valdec, 1926–1941 (demolished by Nazis during occupation), restored in 2004.

Slovakia

Bratislava

  • Equestrian statue of King Svätopluk I of Great Moravia at Bratislava Castle.
  • Equestrian statue of Queen Maria Theresa of Austria in the gardens of Grassalkovich Palace.
  • Equestrian statue of Saint George at the Saint George's Fountain, in the courtyard of the Primate's Palace.

Komárno

  • Equestrian statue of King Stephen I of Hungary.

Štúrovo

  • Equestrian statue of King John III Sobieski of Poland.

Žilina

  • Equestrian statue of Jozef Miloslav Hurban in Žilina.

Slovenia

Ljubljana

  • Rudolf Maister, Slovenian army general and poet, sculpture by Jakov Brdar. It stands in front of the Ljubljana railway station.

South Africa

Cape Town

  • Equestrian of Louis Botha in front of the parliament of South Africa.

Kimberley

  • Equestrian of Cecil Rhodes

Pretoria

  • Equestrian of Andries Pretorius.
  • Equestrian of Louis Botha in front of the Union Buildings.

Port Elizabeth

  • Horse Memorial (Tribute to the horses lost in the Second Boer War)

Spain

See: List of equestrian statues in Spain

Sri Lanka

  • Sangiliyan Statue, Equestrian of Cankili II of Jaffna.

Sudan

Khartoum

  • Equestrian of Field Marshal Kitchener.

Sweden

Stockholm

  • Saint George and Dragon by Bernt Notke, Gamla Stan.
  • Saint George slaying the dragon in Storkyrkan.
  • Equestrian of Karl XIV Johan by Bengt Erland Fogelberg located at Slussplan on Gamla Stan.
  • Equestrian statue of Gustavus Adolphus at Gustav Adolfs torg.
  • Equestrian of Karl X Gustav in front of Nordic Museum at Djurgården.
  • Equestrian of Karl XV in front of Biological Museum at Djurgården.

Gothenburg

  • Equestrian called Kopparmärra of Karl IX, standing at Kungsportsplaten.

Helsingborg

  • Equestrian of field marshal Magnus Stenbock, standing at Stortorget.

Linköping

  • Equestrian of Folke Filbyter searching for his grandchild, statue by Carl Milles.

Malmö

  • Equestrian of Karl X Gustav, standing at Stortorget.

Vänersborg

  • Equestrian of Saint Martin by Carl Milles, 1951.

Switzerland

Basel

  • Saint Martin of Tours (316–397), 19th century copy, at Basel Minster.
  • Saint Martin of Tours (316–397) original statue, after 1343, in Museum Kleines Klingental.
  • Saint George (c.275/281–303), copy, at Basel Minster.
  • Saint George (c.275/281–303) original statue, after 1372, in Museum Kleines Klingental.

Bern

  • Rudolf von Erlach (1299–1360) by Joseph Simon Volmar and Urs Bargetzi, 1849, at Grabenpromenade since 1969.
  • Henri Guisan (1874–1960) by Laurent Boillat, 1949, at Library am Guisanplatz.

Elm

  • Monument to Alexander Suvorov (c. 1729–1800)

Fribourg

  • Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen (1125–1186) by Antoine Claraz, 1965, at Derrière-les-Remparts 9.

Geneva

  • Monument to General Dufour (1787–1875) by Karl Alfred Lanz, 1884, on Place Neuve.
  • Charles II, Duke of Brunswick (1804–1873) equestrian bronze by Auguste Cain, 1879, part of Brunswick Monument.
  • Colombe de la Paix and Aigle de Genève: two equestrian sculptures with a female and a male rider by Frédéric Schmied, 1939, at Quai Turrettini.

Lausanne

  • Equestrian statue of Henri Guisan (1874–1960) by Otto Bänninger, 1967, at Ouchy.

Ligornetto

  • Charles II, Duke of Brunswick, plaster by Vincenzo Vela, 1874–1876, in Museo Vincenzo Vela.

Muralto

  • Saint Victor Maurus (San Vittore Il Moro) relief by Martino Benzonis, 1460–1462, on the church tower of the Collegiata di San Vittore

St. Gallen

  • Martin of Tours (316–397) by Josef Büsser, 1936, at St. Martin Bruggen church.

St. Gotthard Pass

  • Monument to Alexander Suvorov (c. 1729–1800) by Dmitry Tougarinov, 1999.

Zürich

  • Statue of Hans Waldmann (1435–1489) by Hermann Haller, 1937, at Münsterbrücke respectively Münsterhof and Stadthausquai.

Syria

Aleppo

  • Equestrian statue of Bassel al-Assad.

Damascus

  • Monument of Sultan of Egypt and Syria Saladin.

Thailand

Bangkok

  • Equestrian of King Rama V at the Royal Plaza.
  • Equestrian of King Taksin at Wongwian Yai.

Chanthaburi

  • Equestrian of King Taksin at Thung Na Choei.

Chiang Mai

  • Equestrian of King Naresuan at Thung Yang Thap.

Lampang

  • Equestrian of King Naresuan at Ko Kha.

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

  • Equestrian of King Naresuan at Thung Makham Yong.

Phitsanulok

  • Equestrian of King Rama I at Phitsanulok.

Saraburi

  • Equestrian of King Taksin at Adisorn Military Camp.

Tunisia

Tunis

  • Equestrian of Habib Bourguiba in La Goulette. The statue was initially installed on the Avenue Habib Bourguiba in downtown Tunis in 1978 and was sent to La Goulette in 1987. In 2016 it was restored to the Avenue Habib Bourguiba.

Turkey

Ankara

  • Equestrian of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk by Heinrich Krippel at the Ulus Square, 1927.
  • Equestrian of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (Industrial warfare under Atatürk control) by Metin Yurdanur, 2001.
  • Equestrian of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk by Pietro Canonica in front of the Ethnography Museum, 1927.
  • Equestrian named Seğmenler Anıtı by Burhan Alkar in the Seğmenler park, 1983

Antalya

  • Equestrian of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk by Hüseyin Gezer at the Cumhuriyet Meydani.
  • Equestrian of Kaykhusraw I by Meret Öwezov at the Yavuz Özcan park, 2004.

Bursa

  • Equestrian of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Samsun

  • Statue of Honor by Heinrich Krippel, 1931.

Ukraine

Kyiv

  • Equestrian of Bohdan Khmelnytsky. Opened July 11, 1888 at the Sofia area. Sculptor Michael Mikeshin.
  • Equestrian of Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny at Kontraktova Square. Established in 2001. Architects: Jarikov and Kuharenko. Sculptors: Shvetsov, Krylov, Sidoruk.
  • Monument of Nikolay Shchors in Taras Shevchenko Boulevard. The monument was unveiled April 29, 1954. Sculptors: Boroday, Sukhodolov, Lysenko, architects: Zavarov and Vlasov.
  • Monument of Cossack Mamay at Maidan Nezalezhnosti.
  • Monument "To the defenders of the boundaries of the Fatherland of all generations" (Cossacks) at Zolotovorotskaya street.
  • Monument of Sviatoslav I at Lviv Square.

Izmail

  • Equestrian monument of Alexander Suvorov at Suvorov avenue. Foto

Kamianka-Buzka

  • Monument to the 1st Cavalry Army near the city.

Kharkiv

  • Monument to the founders of Kharkiv (Cossack Kharko statue).

Luhansk

  • Monument of Kliment Voroshilov.
  • Monument of Prince Igor (between Luhansk and Stanytsia Luhanska).

Lviv

  • Equestrian of Daniel of Halych.

United Kingdom

See: List of equestrian statues in the United Kingdom

United States

See: List of equestrian statues in the United States

Uruguay

Montevideo

  • Equestrian of José Gervasio Artigas at the La Plaza Independencia.

Minas

  • Equestrian of José Gervasio Artigas by Setillo Belloni in Cerro Ventura, 1974.

Uzbekistan

Tashkent

  • Equestrian of Tamerlane at the Amir Timur Square at the end of the pedestrian street.

Venezuela

Caracas

  • Equestrian of Simón Bolívar at the Plaza Bolívar, in the centre of the city. 1870s replica of the original in Lima.

Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City

Phu Dong Thien Vuong in 1 District

Quang Trung Emperor in 10 District

Tran Nguyen Han in 1 District

Ha Noi

Thanh Giong

Binh Dinh

Quang Trung Emperor

References

External links

  • Equestrian Statues by Kees van Tilburg

Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: List of equestrian statues by Wikipedia (Historical)



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