Perfect view in the Moscow centre. Smell of chocolate all aroung 'cause of the Red October chocolate factory is near the monument. The monument is said to be the Christopher Columbus first to present to USA people who rejected the gift. Then Zurab Tsereteli (the sculptor) decided to put it in the city where the mayor likes him. Despite this story, despite the lack of proportion, this is the sculpture of 1990s and it's not as bad as many of the modern art work we may meet on the streets anywhere. It's the real symbol of Moscow due to its unconformity and greatness.

The monument itself is 165 feet high, featuring a strident Peter the Great standing atop a frigate in full sail and brandishing a golden scroll. It stands on the western tip of the elongated island formed between the Moskva river and the Vodootvodnyi canal.