Memorial or cemetery · 1937
Belvedere Apollo
In Kadriorg park stands a cast-iron copy of the Apollo Belvedere, the famous ancient statue attributed to Leochares. Apollo strides forward with his right arm outstretched, perhaps once holding a bow, a drape falling from the other hand; with its concrete pedestal the whole is about 4.5 metres tall. The figure was originally painted ivory, with the cloth in gold. Until 1937 it stood on a large boulder in the woodland park of Alatskivi castle, until President Konstantin Päts, after a visit to Alatskivi, had the neglected statue brought to Kadriorg.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kadrioru pargis seisab malmist koopia kuulsast antiikskulptuurist „Apollo Belvedere”, mille autoriks peetakse Leocharest. Apollo astub edasi, parem käsi ette sirutatud – võib-olla hoidis see kunagi vibu –, teisest käest langeb draperii; koos betoonpostamendiga on kuju umbes 4,5 meetri kõrgune. Algselt oli keha värvitud elevandiluukarva ja kangas kuldseks. Kuni 1937. aastani seisis kuju Alatskivi lossi parkmetsas suurel rändrahnul, kuni president Konstantin Päts laskis pärast Alatskivi külastust hooletusse jäetud kuju Kadriorgu tuua.