Monument of Alexandre III, Bronze equestrian monument near Marble Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The Monument of Alexandre III is a bronze equestrian statue by Paolo Troubetzkoy, set on a two-tiered plinth of polished dark stone with faint reddish bands. The rider wears a flat-topped cap and long coat, holds the reins, and has a scabbard at his left side; the horse stands with all four hooves on rough bronze ground, facing left. The monument is 8.5 m high, with the figure 5 m and the base over 3 m.

The statue was placed on what is now Vosstaniya Square in 1909 and moved to the courtyard of the Russian Museum after the revolution in 1937. In 1994 it found its current location facing the Neva River in front of the Marble Palace.

The nickname "scarecrow" comes from Demyan Bedny's 1919 poem "Pugalo" (Scarecrow), which was carved into the pedestal after the October Revolution. The statue appears in the 1925 film "The Tailor from Torzhok" in that state. In 1927, for the tenth anniversary of October, it was enclosed in a metal cage as part of a festive square decoration by architect Ivan Fomin.

The statue stands on the forecourt of the Marble Palace which visitors can enter during museum opening hours. The location sits near the Neva embankment and is reachable on foot from the Hermitage.

Sculptor Paolo Troubetzkoy said about his work that he portrayed one animal sitting on another animal. This remark referred to the unconventional way he shaped both rider and horse.