Allegorical figure at the foot of one of St Petersburg's Rostral Columns.

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Allegorical figure at the foot of one of St Petersburg's Rostral Columns. The two red-painted columns in front of the Naval Museum symbolized the naval power of the Russian empire and were used as figures are of of mythical gods representing four major rivers in Russia: the Neva, Dnieper, Volga and Volkhov. St Petersburg, Russia. 03Sep10

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Size: 3440px × 5170px
Location: St Petersburg, Russia. 03Sep10
Photo credit: © Michael Grant Travel / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: allegorical, barndgital, column, dnieper, empire, figure, god, gods, museum, mythical, naval, neva, petersburg, power, river, rivers, rostral, russia, russian, st, symbolized, volga, volkhov