Statue and Mining Institute, Leningrad, Russia

View of a statue outside the Mining Institute in Leningrad (St Petersburg), Russia, showing Pluto ravishing Proserpine. The Institute was founded in 1773, and is a higher education institute dedicated to the teaching of engineering and mining studies. The building was constructed between 1806 and 1811 in neoclassical style. The statue in the picture is one of two, placed on either side of the main entrance

1773 1806 1811 Abduct Abduction Constructed Fluted Frieze Higher Neoclassical Pluto Proserpine Rape Raping Ravish Ravishing Studies Underworld

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