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Hugeia, fountain

Hugeia, fountainIn front of the MMA building in Academician Lebedev Street 6.


In 1841 sculptor David Jensen was invited in St. Petersburg due to decorative sculptural works creation in being under construction in those days ihe Paiace of Grand Duchess Maria Nickolacvna (nowadays ihe building of the State Counsel). The statue of Hugeia - Health patroness - is worthy of special attention. The statue was installed in 1872-1873 in Irani of Clinic named after Villiers. (Military and Medical Academy in Vyborg Region) The statue is piaced on the basement of granite boulder with cast-iron vase. The composition adorns the clinic's garden fountain.

 

Location: Academician Lebedev Street 6.

was established: 1873

The sculptor: David Jensen

dedicated to: Hugeia - Health patroness

 

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