TEC4567625: The monument of Nicholas I (of Russia, 1796-1855) in the center of St. Isaac's Square in St. Petersburg (Russia). Draw by Auguste Ricard de Montferrand (1786-1858) and sculpted by Piotr Klodt (1815-1897). He represents the tsar wearing the uniform of the Kavalergadsky guards, one of Russia's most prestigious regiments. The tsar's daughters and wife served as a model for the allegorical figures that adorn the base (faith, wisdom, justice and strength). Colonel Gueroi defended the Winter Palace against the Decembrist insurrection on 14 December 1825. / Bridgeman Images