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[]
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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Skanderbeg | Krujë, Rruga Kala | 1949-1959 | Janaq Paço | 41°30′39.16″N 19°47′33.03″E / 41.5108778°N 19.7925083°E | The first equestrian statue in Albania | |
Skanderbeg | Tirana, Skanderbeg Square | 1968 | , Andrea Mano, Janaq Paço | 41°19′39″N 19°49′08″E / 41.327516°N 19.818896°E | Erected on the 500th anniversary of the death of the national hero |
Algeria[]
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans | Algiers, place du Gouvernement | 1842-1845 | Carlo Marochetti | 36°47′05″N 3°03′46″E / 36.784783°N 3.062789°E | Dismantled after the indpendence of Algeria in 1963, and moved to France where it was inaugurated in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1981 | |
Jeanne d'Arc | Oran, place Jeanne d'Arc | 1931 | 35°42′01″N 0°38′47″W / 35.700235°N 0.646321°W | Dismantled after the indpendence of Algeria in 1962, and moved to France where it was inaugurated in Caen in 1964 on a new plinth | ||
Jeanne d'Arc | Algiers, square Laferrière | 1937-1951 | Georges Halbout du Tanney | 36°46′23″N 3°03′34″E / 36.773096°N 3.059435°E | Knocked down after the indpendence of Algeria on 3 August 1962, and moved to France where it was restored, and inaugurated in Vaucouleurs in 1966 | |
Abdelkader al-Jazairi | Mascara, place des Martyrs | 1968 | 35°23′41″N 0°08′27″E / 35.394785°N 0.140891°E | First equestrian statue of the emir, moved to Mascara from Algiers in 1983, originally on place de l'Émir Abdelkader, moved again in 2004; the plinth replaced two times | ||
Abdelkader al-Jazairi | Algiers, place de l'Émir-Abdelkader | 1987 | Marian Konieczny | 36°46′34″N 3°03′30″E / 36.776228°N 3.058461°E | Replaced a previous statue of the hero which had been installed in 1968 |
Argentina[]
Buenos Aires
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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José de San Martín | Plaza San Martín, Retiro | 1862, 1909-1910 | Louis-Joseph Daumas, Gustav Eberlein | 34°35′42″S 58°22′38″W / 34.595000°S 58.377111°W | The first equestrian statue in Argentina; a new red granite plinth, allegorical figures and reliefs were added in 1910 | |
Manuel Belgrano | Plaza de Mayo, Monserrat | 1870-1873 | Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse, Manuel de Santa Coloma | 34°36′30″S 58°22′16″W / 34.6084°S 58.3712°W | The pedestal was replaced in 1885 by a higher, pink Salto granite plinth | |
Giuseppe Garibaldi | Plaza Italia, Palermo | 1898-1904 | 34°34′53″S 58°25′15″W / 34.5814°S 58.4209°W | Donated by the Italian community | ||
Bernardo O'Higgins | Plaza República de Chile, Palermo | 1916-1918 | 34°34′54″S 58°24′01″W / 34.58162°S 58.40024°W | Originally on Plaza Rodríguez Peña, transferred to its present location in 1949; the pedestal is decorated with bronze reliefs and an allegorical statue | ||
Manuel Dorrego | Plaza Suipacha, San Nicolás | 1907-1926 | Rogelio Yrurtia | 34°36′01″S 58°22′47″W / 34.600272°S 58.379622°W | Located on top of a gray granite pedestal decorated with two allegorical statues | |
Carlos María de Alvear | Avenida Alvear, Recoleta | 1914-1926 | Antoine Bourdelle, Alejandro Bustillo (pedestal) | 34°35′07″S 58°23′23″W / 34.585374°S 58.389823°W | Located on top of a 13 m high pedestal clad with red granite and decorated with four allegorical statues | |
Bartolomé Mitre | Plaza Mitre, Recoleta | 1907-1927 | Davide Calandra, | 34°35′04″S 58°23′46″W / 34.584375°S 58.396218°W | The bronze statue stands on a red granite base surrounded by allegorical sculptures of Carrara marble | |
A gaucho herdsman (El Resero) | In the forecourt of , Mataderos | 1929-1934 | 34°39′45″S 58°30′00″W / 34.662448°S 58.500095°W | A symbol of the former slaughterhouse district, placed on a pedestal in 1948. Depicted on the 10 peso coins in 1962 | ||
El Cid | Avenida Gaona, Caballito | 1935 | Anna Hyatt Huntington | 34°36′27″S 58°26′44″W / 34.607498°S 58.445621°W | Copy of the statue of Cid Campeador in Seville (1927), donation of the Hispanic Society of America | |
Julio Argentino Roca | Avenida Presidente Julio Argentino Roca, Montserrat | 1935-1941 | José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín, Alejandro Bustillo (pedestal) | 34°36′37″S 58°22′30″W / 34.610339°S 58.374909°W | The bronze statue is set on a 14 m high pedestal clad with red granite and decorated with two allegorical bronze statues | |
Simón Bolívar | Parque Rivadavia, Caballito | 1942 | José Fioravanti | 34°37′04″S 58°25′58″W / 34.617697°S 58.432807°W | Complete with a white marble triumphal arch and two allegorical figures | |
Justo José de Urquiza | Avenida Sarmiento, Palermo | 1958 | Vittorio Renzo Baldi, Héctor Rocha | 34°34′18″S 58°24′43″W / 34.57158°S 58.41183°W | The pedestal is decorated with bronze reliefs and an allegorical statue | |
Martín Miguel de Güemes | Parque San Benito, Belgrano | 1981 | Ermando Bucci | 34°33′04″S 58°26′09″W / 34.550979°S 58.435701°W | Perched on a pyramidal stone base; inspired by the Monument of Güemes in Salta | |
A mounted policeman | Avenida Presidente Figueroa Alcorta, Palermo | 1996 | 34°34′30″S 58°24′23″W / 34.574935°S 58.406385°W | Modern statue in front of the headquarters of the Mounted Police | ||
Juan Manuel de Rosas | Plaza Intendente Seeber, Palermo | 1996-1999 | 34°34′31″S 58°24′59″W / 34.575311°S 58.416281°W | Classical bronze statue on an 8 m high pedestal |
Buenos Aires (province)
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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José de San Martín | Parque de Mayo, Bahía Blanca | 1910 | Louis-Joseph Daumas, Gregorio Salamandekov (architect) | 38°41′43″S 62°16′06″W / 38.695280°S 62.268313°W | Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires, the first public monument in the city of Bahía Blanca | |
José de San Martín | Plaza San Martín, La Plata | 1914 | 34°54′55″S 57°56′52″W / 34.915315°S 57.947853°W | Copy of a statue in Boulogne-sur-Mer, the granite pedestal is decorated with an allegorical bronze statue and trophies | ||
Manuel Belgrano | Plaza Belgrano, Luján | 1929-1930 | Luis Bruninx | 34°33′48″S 59°07′15″W / 34.563357°S 59.120941°W | The stone pedestal is decorated with two bronze reliefs and the coat-of-arms of Argentina | |
José de San Martín | Plaza General San Martín, Azul | 1935-1939 | Louis-Joseph Daumas, Francisco Salamone (architect) | 36°46′39″S 59°51′49″W / 36.777558°S 59.863478°W | Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires placed on a large modern pedestal which serves as a fountain | |
José de San Martín | Plaza 25 de Mayo, Junín | 1940 | Louis-Joseph Daumas | 34°35′38″S 60°56′47″W / 34.593926°S 60.946424°W | Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires placed on a large modern pedestal, clad in red granite | |
José de San Martín | Plaza Grigera, Lomas de Zamora | 1944-1946 | Ángel Eusebio Ibarra García | 34°45′25″S 58°24′09″W / 34.757068°S 58.402612°W | Placed on a pyramidal plinth, clad in white marble | |
José de San Martín | Plaza San Martín, Mercedes | 1954 | Juan José Marín | 34°39′03″S 59°25′53″W / 34.650695°S 59.431332°W | An allegorical bronze statue of Freedom stands in front of the stone-clad plinth | |
José de San Martín | Plaza San Martín, Berazategui | 1966 | Louis-Joseph Daumas, Juan Carlos Farina | 34°45′14″S 58°12′52″W / 34.753861°S 58.214402°W | Originally stood on Plaza San Martín in Quilmes from 1953 and removed in 1965. Moved to Berazategui in 1966. Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires placed on a large modern pedestal in the middle of a fountain; two bronze statues added | |
José de San Martín | Parque San Martín, Mar del Plata | 1969-1972 | Louis-Joseph Daumas | 38°01′26″S 57°31′45″W / 38.023903°S 57.529118°W | Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires placed on a large pedestal of natural rocks | |
Don Quixote | Plaza España, Mar del Plata | 1972-1975 | 37°59′30″S 57°32′44″W / 37.991690°S 57.545562°W | The Cervantes Monument features an equestrian statue of Don Quixote; it was erected on the centenary of the foundation of Mar del Plata |
Chaco
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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José de San Martín | Plaza 25 de Mayo, Resistencia | 1942-1945 | Louis-Joseph Daumas, Raúl Lizárraga (architect) | 27°27′04″S 58°59′11″W / 27.451177°S 58.986503°W | Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires placed on a high stone pedestal |
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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José María Paz | Parque Autóctono, Córdoba | 1877-1887 | Alexandre Falguière, Paul Pujol (architect) | 31°22′57″S 64°13′27″W / 31.382589°S 64.224301°W | The oldest commemorative monument in Córdoba, originally located on Plaza General Paz, relocated in 1971 to the park which was the scene of the Battle of La Tablada | |
José de San Martín | Plaza San Martín, Córdoba | 1910-1916 | Louis-Joseph Daumas, Luis Fontana, José Scarabelli, Atilio Locatti (architect) | 31°25′00″S 64°11′01″W / 31.416729°S 64.183585°W | Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires, the gray Las Peñas granite pedestal is decorated with bronze reliefs | |
José de San Martín | Plaza San Martín, Río Cuarto | 1931 | Louis-Joseph Daumas | 33°07′01″S 64°20′51″W / 33.116917°S 64.347479°W | Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires on a high pedestal, surrounded with allegorical statues by Libero Pierini from 1957. The original pedestal was lower | |
José de San Martín | Plaza 25 de Mayo, Bell Ville | 1938 | Louis-Joseph Daumas | 32°37′49″S 62°41′20″W / 32.630303°S 62.688968°W | Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires on a high modern pedestal which serves as a fountain |
Corrientes
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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José de San Martín | Plaza 25 de Mayo, Corrientes | 1905 | Louis-Joseph Daumas, (pedestal) | 27°27′48″S 58°50′22″W / 27.463361°S 58.839535°W | Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires, placed on a monumental granite pedestal decorated with bronze reliefs, columns and rocks |
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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José de San Martín | Plaza 1 de Mayo, Paraná | 1908-1910 | Louis-Joseph Daumas | 31°43′59″S 60°31′47″W / 31.733018°S 60.529790°W | Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires; a bronze statue of a soldier stands in front of the stone-clad plinth | |
José de San Martín | Plaza San Martín, Victoria | 1908-1910 | Louis-Joseph Daumas | 32°37′18″S 60°09′29″W / 32.621619°S 60.158001°W | Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires on a marble-clad plinth | |
Justo José de Urquiza | Parque Urquiza, Paraná | 1908-1920 | Agustí Querol Subirats (pedestal), Mariano Benlliure (equestrian statue) | 31°43′05″S 60°32′16″W / 31.718078°S 60.537848°W | The high pedestal is decorated with Art Nouveau allegorical statues and reliefs made of marble and bronze |
Jujuy
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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Manuel Belgrano | Plaza Belgrano, San Salvador de Jujuy | 1906-1931 | Víctor José Garino | 24°11′09″S 65°17′58″W / 24.185784°S 65.299481°W | The granite pedestal is decorated with two bronze reliefs |
La Rioja
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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José de San Martín | Plaza 25 de Mayo, La Rioja | 1915 | Louis-Joseph Daumas | 29°24′46″S 66°51′21″W / 29.412844°S 66.855889°W | Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires; the plinth is decorated with bronze ornaments |
Mendoza
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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José de San Martín | Plaza San Martín, Mendoza | 1904 | Louis-Joseph Daumas, José García | 32°53′16″S 68°50′26″W / 32.887643°S 68.840608°W | Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires, placed on a pedestal of granite rocks | |
José de San Martín | Cerro de la Gloria, Mendoza | 1911-1914 | Juan Manuel Ferrari | 32°53′20″S 68°53′28″W / 32.888797°S 68.891183°W | The Monument to the Army of the Andes features an allegorical representation of Freedom and an equestrian statue of San Martin, with bronze reliefs around a base of rocks |
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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José de San Martín | Avenida Argentina, Neuquén | 1953-54 | Louis-Joseph Daumas, José Antonio Alonso | 38°57′06″S 68°03′33″W / 38.951781°S 68.059071°W | Copy of the famous statue in Buenos Aires, placed on a high modern pedestal. The original classical plinth was clad with limestone but this was replaced in 2014 |
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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Julio Argentino Roca | Centro Cívico, Bariloche | 1941 | , Alejandro Bustillo (pedestal) | 41°08′01″S 71°18′37″W / 41.133512°S 71.310144°W | Placed on a pedestal of rough stone blocks |
Salta
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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Martín Miguel de Güemes | Paseo Güemes, Salta | 1920-31 | , Andrés Iñigo (architect) | 24°47′12″S 65°23′57″W / 24.786731°S 65.399247°W | Erected on the spot where the wounded general fell from his horse. The pedestal is built of rocks from Cerro San Bernardo and decorated with bronze reliefs |
Santa Fe
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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José de San Martín | Plaza San Martín, Rosario | 1911-13 | 32°56′37″S 60°38′59″W / 32.943669°S 60.649714°W | Copy of a statue in Boulogne-sur-Mer, the gray granite pedestal is decorated with bronze reliefs | ||
Manuel Belgrano | Bulevar Oroño, Rosario | 1922-1928 | Arnoldo Zocchi | 32°57′29″S 60°39′25″W / 32.958183°S 60.656925°W | Gift of the Italian Argentine community to the city; mounted on a polished red Sierra Chica granite pedestal |
Santiago del Estero
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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Manuel Belgrano | Plaza Libertad, Santiago del Estero | 1912 | Arturo Tomagnini | 27°47′00″S 64°16′00″W / 27.783333°S 64.266667°W | The stone pedestal is decorated with three bronze reliefs and allegorical statues |
Armenia[]
Yerevan
- Modern equestrian statue of David of Sassoun by Yervand Kochar in front of central train station. (1959)[1]
- Modern equestrian statue of Hovhannes Baghramian by overlooking Marshal Bagramyan Avenue. (2003)[2]
- Modern equestrian statue of Gayk Bzhishkyan.
- Modern equestrian statue of Andranik Ozanian.
- Modern equestrian statue of Vartan Mamikonian by Yervand Kochar. (1975)[3]
- Zoravar Andranik statue by Ara Shiraz, (2003)[4]
Monument of David of Sassoun
statue of Hovhannes Baghramian
Monument to Gayk Bzhishkyan
Zoravar Andranik statue
Australia[]
Australian Capital Territory
- Canberra
- Mounted Memorial on Anzac Parade, Canberra, which shows two soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) and their horses; it was unveiled in 1968.
Mounted Memorial in Canberra
New South Wales
- Blackheath, Grose Valley
- Equestrian statue of the mythical bushranger, Govett, who leapt his horse over a cliff rather than be captured. This event, commemorated in bronze, never took place.
The name Govett's Leap pertains to a waterfall named after surveyor William Romaine Govett.
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- Equestrian statue of Dorothea Mackellar.
- Sydney
- King Edward VII, location near Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Macquarie Street. The sculptor was Sir Thomas Brock, and it was erected in 1921.
- Uralla
- Equestrian statue of Frederick Ward.
Dorothea Mackellar in Gunnedah
Frederick Ward in Uralla
Queensland
- Brisbane
- Second Boer War Memorial in ANZAC Square.
- Equestrian statue of King George V in front of the Brisbane City Hall (King George Square), 1938.
- Goondiwindi
- Equestrian statue of Gunsynd.
Second Boer War Memorial in Brisbane
King George V in Brisbane
Statue of Gunsynd and Kevin Langby in Goondiwindi.
South Australia
- Adelaide
- South African War Memorial. The memorial was designed by Adrian Jones, and was dedicated on June 6, 1904, making it the first equestrian commemorative sculpture in the country.
South African War Memorial in Adelaide
Victoria
- Corryong
- Statue of The Man from Snowy River at Corryong
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- Memorial to Sir John Monash, created by William Leslie Bowles in Kings Domain area, 1950.
- Memorial to Lord Hopetoun in Kings Domain area.
- Memorial to King Edward VII by Edgar Bertram Mackennal in Kings Domain area.
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- Bronze statue of champion racehorse Black Caviar at her birthplace.[5]
Sir John Monash in Melbourne
Lord Hopetoun in Melbourne
King Edward VII in Melbourne
Statue of The Man from Snowy River at Corryong
Austria[]
Vienna
- Field marshal von Laudon, Field marshal von Daun, Field marshal von Traun, and Field marshal von Khevenhüller as a parts of the Maria Theresia memorial at the Maria-Theresien-Platz between the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Naturhistorisches Museum. Sculpted by Kaspar von Zumbusch and unveiled in 1888.
- Archduke Karl by Anton Dominik Fernkorn at the Heldenplatz, 1859. The equestrian sculpture is insofar a miracle which stands for Fernkorn's craftsmanship as a sculptor, as only the two back legs of the horse have a connection with the pedestal, it is only the second oldest in the world of this kind, after the Monument to Nicholas I in Saint Petersburg, outdoing the achievement of Tacca's equestrian sculpture of Philip IV in Madrid.
- Prince Eugen by Anton Dominik Fernkorn at the Heldenplatz, 1865.
- Archduke Albrecht by Kaspar von Zumbusch in front of the Albertina, 1899.
- General Radetzky by Kaspar von Zumbusch in the Ringstraße, 1891.
Field marshal von Laudon statue
Field marshal von Daun statue
Field marshal von Traun statue
Monument of Maria Theresia in Vienna
Archduke Karl in Vienna
Prince Eugen in Vienna
Archduke Albrecht in Vienna
General Radetzky in Vienna
Belgium[]
Antwerp
- Equestrian monument of Léopold I at Leopoldplaats
Leopold I of Belgium in Antwerp
Brussels
- Equestrian monument of Godfrey of Bouillon, Royal Square.
- Equestrian monument of Léopold II, sculptor Thomas Vinçotte
- Equestrian monument of Albert I at Kunstberg.
Godfrey of Bouillon in Brussels
Léopold II in Brussels
Hasselt
- Equestrian statue of Arnold IV, Count of Loon.
Mons
- Equestrian monument of Baldwin I of Constantinople.
Baldwin I in Mons
- Equestrian statue of Charlemagne, sculpted by Louis Jéhotte in 1867.
Namur
- Equestrian monument of Albert I, sculpted by Victor Demanet.
Nieuwpoort
- Monument to Albert I commemorating Belgian troops killed in World War I.
Ostend
- Equestrian monument of Léopold II by .
Arnold IV, Count of Loon in Hasselt
Charlemagne in Liège
Bolivia[]
Caracas
- Equestrian statue of Simon Bolívar in Plaza Bolívar, by Adamo Tadolino
Simon Bolívar in Caracas
Bosnia and Herzegovina[]
Bijeljina
- Equestrian of King Petar I Karađorđević by , 1926 (was demolished by Ustashas in 1941, restored in 1992).
King Petar I Karađorđević in Bijeljina
Brazil[]
- Equestrian statue of .
Porto Alegre
- Equestrian statue of Manuel Luís Osório, Marquis of Erval by at the Alfândega park, 1933.
Rio de Janeiro
- Equestrian monument to Pedro I of Brazil by
- Equestrian statue of John VI of Portugal by
- Equestrian statue of Manuel Luís Osório, Marquis of Erval by Rodolfo Bernardelli
- Equestrian monument to Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca by
Emperor Pedro I of Brazil
King John VI of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, the first President of Brazil
- Equestrian statue of Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias by Victor Brecheret.
- Stone monument to Bandeiras at the Ibirapuera Park by Victor Brecheret, 1954.
- Equestrian monument to architect Ramos de Azevedo by , 1934.
The Duke of Caxias in São Paulo
Monument to Ramos de Azevedo in 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.
Monument to the Tsar Liberator in Sofia
Georgi Benkovski in Koprivshtitsa
Plovdiv
- Monument to Khan Krum.
- 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.
Monument to Khan Krum in Plovdiv
Monument of Khan Krum near castle Misionis
Monument of the Asens in Veliko Tarnovo
Canada[]
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
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Bernardo O'Higgins | Quebec City, Quebec | 2007 | Located on the grounds of the parc de l'Amerique-Latine, the statue was gifted to the government of Quebec from the government of Chile. It was installed in 2007 although was not formally unveiled until 2008, in the presence of the president of Chile and the premier of Quebec.[6] | |||
Clem Gardner and unnamed rider | Calgary, Alberta | 2012 | Bob Spaith and Rich Roenisch | Located on the grounds of the Calgary Stampede. The sculpture is titled By the Banks of the Bow and includes 15 horses and two riders; with the lead rider being Clem Gardner, the first Canadian All Around champion at the inaugural Calgary Stampede[7] | ||
King Edward VII | Toronto, Ontario | 1969 | Thomas Brock | Located on the grounds of Queen's Park. The sculpture was created in 1911 for the Delhi Durbar and was located in Delhi, India until 1967 when it was removed. The statue was transported to Canada in 1968 and installed at its present location in the following year.[8] | ||
Queen Elizabeth II | Ottawa, Ontario | 1992 | Jack Harman | Located on the grounds of Parliament Hill. The monument was erected to commemorate both Canada the 125th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, as well as the Ruby Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The statue has been temporarily relocated to the gates of Rideau Hall in 2019, in order to facilitate the decade-long renovations taking place on the Centre Block.[9] | ||
Queen Elizabeth II | Regina, Saskatchewan | 2005 | Susan Velder | Located within the Queen Elizabeth II Gardens at the Wascana Centre, the statue was unveiled by the Queen during her golden jubilee year. The horse that is portrayed in the statue is Burmese, a horse gifted to Elizabeth II by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.[10] | ||
Gabriel Dumont | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 1985 | William Epp | Located on the grounds of Friendship Park.[11] | ||
Saint George | Saint-Georges, Quebec | 1915 | Louis Jobin | Located on the grounds of the Church of Saint-Georges, the statue depicts the legend of Saint George and the Dragon.[12] | ||
George Lane | Bar U Ranch, Alberta | Rich Roenisch | Located on the grounds of the Bar U Ranch, National Historic Site of Canada. Titled A Question of Survival, the sculpture depicts former ranch owner George Lane fend off an attack from wolves | |||
Ian Millar | Perth, Ontario | 2005 | Located on the grounds of Stewart Park, the sculpture depicts Ian Millar riding his world champion show jumping horse Big Ben.[13] | |||
James Macleod | Calgary, Alberta | Located on the grounds of Fort Calgary.[14] | ||||
James Macleod | Ottawa, Ontario | 2005 | Located on the grounds of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters. The statue is a replica of the James Macleod statue at Fort Calgary. However, in addition to commemorating Macleod, the statue is also used as a memorial for RCMP members who were killed while on policing duty.[15] | |||
James Morrow Walsh and Sitting Bull | Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan | Located on the grounds of Fort Walsh, the sculpture depicts the meeting of James Morrow Walsh, the superintendent of the North-West Mounted Police and Sitting Bull, a Sioux chief; both figures are on horseback.[16] | ||||
Joan of Arc | Quebec City, Quebec | Anna Hyatt Huntington | Located on the grounds of the Joan of Arc Gardens. The statue was donated to the park by Anna Hyatt Huntington and commemorates those who fought for New France during the conquest of 1760.[17] | |||
Robert the Bruce | Calgary, Alberta | 1966 | Pilkington Jackson | Located on the grounds of the Alberta University of the Arts. The statue is a replica of another statue built near Stirling, Scotland two years earlier. Calgary-based lawyer Eric Harvie assisted in having the statue in Stirling installed, and later pushed for a replica to be built in Calgary.[18] | ||
Maharaja Ranjit Singh | Mississauga, Ontario | Located on the grounds of the Great Punjab Business Centre.[19] | ||||
Simón Bolívar | Quebec City, Quebec | 1983 | Adamo Tadolini | Located on the grounds of the parc de l'Amerique-Latine, the statue was gifted to the government of Quebec from the government of Venezuela and unveiled on the bicentenary of Bolívar's birthday.[20] | ||
Tecumseh | Windsor, Ontario | 2018 | Mark Williams | Located at the centre of a roundabout near the Detroit River, in the neighbourhood of Old Sandwich Town. The monument also features a statue of Major General Isaac Brock standing next to Tecumseh using his spyglass.[21] | ||
N/A | Calgary, Alberta | 1980 | Rich Roenisch | Located on the grounds of the Calgary Stampede. The sculpture is titled The Bronc Twister and is based on a drawing by Edward Borein.[22] The sculpture does not portray a specific individual. | ||
N/A | Calgary, Alberta | 1914 | Louis-Philippe Hébert | Located on the grounds of Central Memorial Park. The sculpture is modelled after Russell Lambert Boyle, a veteran of the war; although the sculpture does not explicitly portray him, with the sculpture used as war memorial for the Second Boer War.[23][24] | ||
N/A | Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan | 1970 | William Epp | Located on Centre Street in downtown Meadow Lake. The statue was installed there by the Meadow Lake Racing and Sports Association. The sculpture depicts a cowboy and a bucking horse and commemorates the early settlers of the community.[25] The sculpture does not portray a specific individual. | ||
N/A | Montreal, Quebec | Located within downtown Montreal on Saint Jacques Street.[26] The sculpture does not portray a specific individual. | ||||
N/A | Toronto, Ontario | 1989 | William McElcheran | Located on the grounds of St. Michael's College School, and forms a part of the University of Toronto's art collection. The sculpture is titled Business Man on Horse.[27] The statue do not portray a specific individual. | ||
N/A | Windsor, Ontario | William McElcheran | Previously located on the grounds of Windsor Sculpture Park, although acts of vandalism against the sculpture led to its removal. The sculpture is titled Business Man on Horse. [28] The sculpture does not portray a specific individual. | |||
N/A | Yorkton, Saskatchewan | 2010 | Lionel Peyachew | Located on the grounds of Painted Hand Casino. The sculpture is titled Counting Coup, named after a practice with warriors of the First Nations of the Canadian Prairies.[29] The sculpture does not portray a specific individual. |
Chile[]
Santiago de Chile
- Equestrian of José de San Martín.
Statue of José de San Martín in Santiago de Chile
China[]
Dalian, Liaoning Province
- Equestrian statue of . (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
statue at Xiangying Square, Jinzhou District, Dalian
Genghis Khan monument in Hohhot
The statue of Genghis Khan in Ordos
Colombia[]
Barranquilla
- Equestrian of Simón Bolívar.
Cartagena
- Equestrian of Simón Bolívar.
- Equestrian of Simón Bolívar by at the Parque de Bolívar.
Simón Bolívar in Barranquilla
Simón Bolívar in Cartagena
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 .
Ban Josip Jelačić in Zagreb
King Tomislav in Zagreb
Cuba[]
Havana
- Equestrian of Major General Máximo Gómez by at the Malecón, 1936.
- Equestrian of Major General Antonio Maceo by at the Malecón.
Máximo Gómez in Havana
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.
Saint Wenceslaus on Wenceslas Square
Monument of Saint Wenceslaus at Vyšehrad
Monument of Francis I
Jan Žižka at Vítkov Hill
Statue of Jaroslav Hašek in Žižkov
Statue of Saint George in Prague Castle
- Equestrian monument of George of Podebrady by Bohuslav Schnirch at George Square, 1896.
Monument of George of Podebrady in Poděbrady
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,[30] replaced in 1946 by a bronze copy.[31]
- Equestrian monument of King Frederik V in bronze by Jacques-Francois-Joseph Saly in front of Amalienborg Palace, erected 1771.
- Equestrain 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.
Bishop Absalon on Højbro Plads
King Christian V on Kongens Nytorv
King Frederik V on Amalienborg Palace Square
King Frederik VII on Christiansborg Palace Square
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.
King Christian X Monument on Bispetorv, Aarhus
King Christian IX Monument on Esbjerg Torvet
Postrytter in Hvidovre
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.[32]
- Equestrian statue of Muhammad Ali Pasha, 1873.[33]
Cairo
- Equestrian of Ibrahim Pasha in Cairo Citadel in front of National Military Museum, 1872.[34]
Ibrahim Pasha in Cairo
England[]
- See: List of equestrian statues in the United Kingdom#England
Estonia[]
Viljandi
- Equestrian of Commander-in-chief Johan Laidoner by 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[]
Georgia[]
Tbilisi
- Equestrian monument of King Vakhtang Gorgasali.
- Equestrian monument of King David the Builder.
- Equestrian monument of Giorgi Saakadze.
- Equestrian monument of General .
- Freedom Monument at the Freedom Square with equestrian statue of Saint George by Zurab Tsereteli, 2006.
Giorgi Saakadze in Tbilisi
Kutaisi
- Equestrian monument of King David the Builder.
Poti
- Equestrian monument of Prince Tsotne Dadiani.
- Equestrian monument of King Erekle II.
Giorgi Saakadze in Kaspi
Erekle II in Telavi
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.
Arta
- Equestrian statue of King Pyrrhus.
General Kolokotronis in Athens
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[]
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.
Dhubri
- Equestrian statue of Chilarai.
Bangalore
- Equestrian statue of Sir Mark Cubbon in Cubbon Park. Location: 12°58′39″N 77°35′35″E / 12.9774055°N 77.5931016°E. Ordered from Baron Maroschetti and unveiled on the 16 March 1866
Kolhapur
- Equestrian statue of Rani Tara Bai. Location: 16°42′24″N 74°14′53″E / 16.7066646°N 74.2481509°E
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°31′15″N 73°51′19″E / 18.5208866°N 73.8553199°E.
Punjab
- Equestrian statue of Ranjit Singh at Golden Temple complex, Amritsar.
Solapur
- Equestrian statue of Rani Laxmi Bai.
Rani Laxmi Bai in Agra
Sir Thomas Munroe - Governor of Madras 1820–1827 in Chennai
Chilarai in Dhubri
Bagha Jatin in Kolkata
Rani Laxmi Bai in Solapur
Shivaji in Colaba, Mumbai
Raja Raja Chola I in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia[]
Jakarta
Cilacap
- Equestrian statue of Diponegoro at .
Semarang
- Equestrian statue of Diponegoro at .
- Equestrian statue of Diponegoro at .
Salatiga
- Equestrian statue of Diponegoro at the intersection of Jl. Diponegoro and Jl. Jenderal Sudirman.
Jogjakarta
- Equestrian statue of Nyi Ageng Serang at .
Makassar
- Equestrian statue of at .
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.[35]
Ireland[]
Boyle
- Gaelic Chieftain by Maurice Harron at the Curlew Pass, in site of the Battle of Curlew Pass, 1999.
Gaelic Chieftain near Boyle
Statue of William of Orange formerly located on College Green, in Dublin. Erected in 1701, it was destroyed in 1929.
Israel[]
Hurfeish
- Equestrian statue of Sultan al-Atrash.[36]
Jerusalem
- Monument to Sultan of Egypt and Syria Saladin.
Kfar Tavor
- Monument to village founders.
- 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.[37]
Statue of Saladin and Richard the Lionheart, Jerusalem
Statue of Saladin, Jerusalem
Equestrian statue in Kfar Tavor
Alexander Zaid at the Jezreel Valley
Statue of Meir Dizengoff on his horse, in Tel Aviv
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 in Fuchū, 1988.
Kusunoki Masashige
Prince Arisugawa Taruhito
Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa
Prince Komatsu Akihito
Kanazawa
- Equestrian statue of Maeda Toshiie close to Oyama Shrine.
Kobe
- Equestrian statue of Don Quixote at the Suma Rikyu Park.
- Equestrian statue of Yamauchi Kazutoyo in the Kōchi Castle.
- 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.
Yamauchi Kazutoyo in Kōchi
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 .
Osaka
- Equestrian statue of Kusunoki Masashige in Kanshinji temple in Kawachinagano.
- Equestrian statue of Date Masamune close to Yūbikan Station.
Kusunoki Masashige in Osaka
Sendai
- Equestrian statue of Date Masamune in the Aoba Castle, 1933
Ueda
- Equestrian statue of Sanada Yukimura.
Wakayama
- Equestrian statue of Tokugawa Yoshimune.
Date Masamune in Sendai
Jordan[]
- Equestrian statue of Sultan of Egypt and Syria Saladin.[38]
Kazakhstan[]
Aktobe
- Equestrian statue of Abul Khair Khan.
- Equestrian statue of Utegen-Baghatur in front of The Palace of Culture.
Nur-Sultan
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.
Utegen-Baghatur in Korday
Baydibek-Baba in Taraz
Korea - North[]
Pyongyang
- Chollima Statue on Mansu Hill, 1961.
- King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo equestrian statue at Tomb of King Tongmyong.
Korea - South[]
- Equestrian statue of Kim Yushin in Gyeongju National Park.
- Equestrian statue of Gang Gam-chan in .
- Equestrian statue of Gwak Jaeu in in Daegu.
Kim Yushin in Gyeongju
Kosovo[]
Pristina
- Equestrian of Skanderbeg.
Skanderbeg in Pristina
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.
Manas in Bishkek
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.
Peter the Great, Riga
Lithuania[]
Vilnius
- Equestrian monument of Gediminas, in the Lower Castle, by , 1996.
- Equestrian statue Gražina in the Great courtyard of the Seimas Palace, by
- Equestrian statue of Saint George defeating the dragon in Gediminas Avenue, by , 2005 (replacing an earlier statue destroyed by the Nazis in 1944).
Saint George in Vilnius
- Monument to Vytautas the Great, by G. Jokūbonis and V. Čekanauskas, 1998.
Vytautas the Great in Birštonas
Luxembourg[]
Luxembourg
- Equestrian of Grand Duke Willem II by Antonin Mercié at the Place de Guillaune.
Grand Duke Willem II in Luxembourg City
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.
Monuments of Goce Delčev and Dame Gruev on Macedonia Square in Skopje
Skanderbeg monument in Skopje
Warrior on a horse monument and fountain in Skopje
Bitola
- Equestrian of Philip II of Macedon
Monument of Philip II of Macedon in Bitola
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.
- 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.
Charles IV, Mexico City
José de San Martín in Mexico City
Pancho Villa in Chihuahua
Pancho Villa in Zacatecas
Ignacio Zaragoza (by Jesús Fructuoso Contreras)
Moldova[]
- 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.
Grigore Kotovski, Chişinău
Alexander Suvorov, Tiraspol
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.
- 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.
- Equestrian statue of Amursanaa.
Genghis Khan in Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport
Morocco[]
Casablanca
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.[41]
Reiterdenkmal in Windhoek before its relocation in 2009
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.
Queen regnant Wilhelmina in Amsterdam
Stadtholder Willem III in Breda
King Willem II in The Hague
William I in The Hague
- De schutter (man on horse) by , 1986.
Nijmegen
- Equestrian with no identifying plaque on a pillar near the railway station
Rotterdam
- Equestrian of Count Willem IV by , 1950.[42]
Utrecht
- Equestrian of Saint Willibrordus by at the Janskerkhof, 1941.
- Equestrian of Saint Martinus by , 1948.
De schutter in Katwijk aan den Rijn
Count Willem IV in Rotterdam
Saint Willibrordus in Utrecht
Saint Martinus in Utrecht
Norway[]
Oslo
- Equestrian monument of King Karl XIV John of Sweden (Karl III John of Norway), at The Royal Palace, by Brynjulf Larsen Bergslien.
King Karl XIV, Oslo
Philippines[]
Image | Portrayed person | Location | Date | Sculptor | Coordinates | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabriela Silang | Makati | Jose Mendoza | 14°33′18.1″N 121°01′27.4″E / 14.555028°N 121.024278°E | [43] | ||
Martin Delgado | Iloilo City | 2019 | Ginés Serrán-Pagán | 10°43′05.8″N 122°32′52.6″E / 10.718278°N 122.547944°E | [44] |
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).
Francisco Pizarro in Lima
José de San Martín in Lima
Simón Bolivar in Lima
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 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.
King José I, Lisbon
King João I, Lisbon
Nuno Álvares Pereira, Batalha
António Luís de Meneses, Cantanhede
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 in front of the Oporto Cathedral, 1968.
- Equestrian statue of King João IV in front of the .
King Pedro IV, Porto
King João VI, Porto
Vímara Peres, Porto
King João IV, Vila Viçosa
Romania[]
Bucharest
- Equestrian Statue of Michael the Brave at the University Square, 1874.
- Equestrian Statue of HM Carol I, destroyed by the Communists in 1948, by Ivan Meštrović. Foto
- Equestrian Statue of HM Ferdinand I, destroyed by the Communists in 1948, by Ivan Meštrović.
Cluj-Napoca
- Saint George equestrian statue in front of the Reformed Church.
- Matthias Corvinus Monumentin the town center.
- 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.
- 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.
- Equestrian Statue of Avram Iancu by , 1978.
Michael the Brave at the University Square
Saint George in Cluj-Napoca
Alexander Suvorov near Focşani
Stephen the Great in Iași
Russia[]
Serbia[]
Belgrade
- Equestrian of Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia by Enrico Pazzi at the Republic Square, 1882.
- Monument to the Liberators by Antun Augustinčić at the Oslobodjenje Square, 1937.
- Equestrian of King Aleksandar I Karađorđević by , 1939–1946 (demolished by communists), restored in 2004.
Novi Sad
- Equestrian Statue of King Petar I Karađorđević, 2018.[45]
Zrenjanin
- Equestrian of King Petar I Karađorđević by , 1926–1941 (demolished by Nazis during occupation), restored in 2004.
Prince Mihailo in Belgrade
Monument to the liberators of Niš
King Petar I Karađorđević in Zrenjanin
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.
- Equestrian statue of King Stephen I of Hungary.
- Equestrian statue of King John III Sobieski of Poland.
- Equestrian statue of Jozef Miloslav Hurban in Žilina.
King Svätopluk I at Bratislava Castle
Queen Maria Theresa in Bratislava
King John III Sobieski in Štúrovo
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)
Andries Pretorius in Pretoria
Louis Botha in Pretoria
Horse Memorial in Port Elizabeth
Spain[]
Sri Lanka[]
- Sangiliyan Statue, Equestrian of Cankili II of Jaffna.
Sudan[]
Khartoum
- Equestrian of Field Marshal Kitchener.
Field Marshal Kitchener in Khartoum
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 at Djurgården.
Saint George and Dragon in Stockholm
Saint George in the Storkyrkan, Stockholm
Karl XIV Johan in Stockholm
Gustavus Adolphus in Stockholm
Karl X Gustav in Stockholm
Karl XV in Stockholm
Gothenburg
- Equestrian called Kopparmärra of Karl IX, standing at Kungsportsplaten.
Helsingborg
- Equestrian of field marshal Magnus Stenbock, standing at Stortorget.
- Equestrian of Folke Filbyter searching for his grandchild, statue by Carl Milles.
- Equestrian of Karl X Gustav, standing at Stortorget.
- Equestrian of Saint Martin by Carl Milles, 1951.
Karl IX in Gothenburg
Karl X Gustav in Malmö
Saint Martin in Vänersborg
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 .
- 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 , 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 .
- 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
St. Gallen
- Martin of Tours (316–397) by Josef Büsser, 1936, at church.
St. Gotthard Pass
- Monument to Alexander Suvorov (c. 1729–1800) by , 1999.
- Statue of Hans Waldmann (1435–1489) by Hermann Haller, 1937, at Münsterbrücke respectively Münsterhof and Stadthausquai.
Martin of Tours in Basel
Saint George in Basel
Rudolf von Erlach in Bern
Alexander Suvorov in Elm
General Dufour in Geneva
Charles II, Duke of Brunswick in Geneva
Henri Guisan in Lausanne
Duke of Brunswick in Museo Vela, Ligornetto
Saint Victor Maurus (San Vittore Il Moro) at Muralto
Alexander Suvorov on the St. Gotthard Pass
Hans Waldmann in Zürich
Syria[]
Aleppo
- Equestrian statue of Bassel al-Assad.[46]
Damascus
- Monument of Sultan of Egypt and Syria Saladin.
Statue of Saladin in front of the Citadel of Damascus
Thailand[]
Bangkok
- Equestrian of King Rama V at the Royal Plaza.
- Equestrian of King Taksin at Wongwian Yai.
Rama V
Taksin, Bangkok
Chanthaburi
- Equestrian of King Taksin at Thung Na Choei.
Taksin, Chanthaburi
Chiang Mai
- Equestrian of King Naresuan at Thung Yang Thap.
Lampang
- Equestrian of King Naresuan at Ko Kha.
Naresuan, Lampang
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
- Equestrian of King Naresuan at Thung Makham Yong.
Naresuan, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Phitsanulok
- Equestrian of King Rama I at Phitsanulok.
Rama I
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.
Habib Bourguiba in La Goulette, Tunis, 2013.
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 in the Seğmenler park, 1983
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk at the Ulus Square
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Ankara
Seğmenler Anıtı in the Seğmenler park
Antalya
- Equestrian of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk by Hüseyin Gezer at the Cumhuriyet Meydani.
- Equestrian of Kaykhusraw I by at the Yavuz Özcan park, 2004.
Bursa
- Equestrian of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Samsun
- Statue of Honor by Heinrich Krippel, 1931.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Antalya
Kaykhusraw I in Antalya
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Bursa
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Samsun
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.[47]
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny
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[]
United States[]
Uruguay[]
Montevideo
- Equestrian of José Gervasio Artigas at the La Plaza Independencia.
Minas
- Equestrian of José Gervasio Artigas by in Cerro Ventura, 1974.
Artigas in Montevideo
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.
Simón Bolívar in Caracas
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External links[]
- Equestrian Statues by Kees van Tilburg
- Lists of equestrian statues