Equestrian statue of Moscow's founder Yuri Dolgoruky outside the municipality building in Moscow, Russia
Prince Yuri I Dolgorukiy (Yuri the long-armed), also known as George I of Rus, (c. 1099 - 15 May 1157) was the founder of Moscow and a key figure in the transition of political power from Kiev to Vladimir-Suzdal following the death of his elder brother Mstislav the Great. He reigned as Velikiy Kniaz (Grand Prince) of Kiev from September 1149 to April 1151 and then again from March 1155 to May 1157. Muscovites have cherished Yuri's memory as the legendary founder of city. His patron saint, Saint George appears on the coat of arms of Moscow slaying a dragon. In 1954, a monument to him designed by sculptor Sergei Orlov was erected on Moscow's Tverskaya Street, the city's principal avenue, in front of the Moscow municipality.
Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Moscow Town Hall, Tverskaya Street, Moscow, Moscow Region, Russian Federation, Eastern Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
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