These two granite sphinxes on the Neva embankment are ancient Egyptian originals from the temple of Amenhotep III near Thebes. Installed in Saint Petersburg in 1834, they are an unusual riverside stop on Vasilievsky Island.
These two granite sphinxes on the Neva embankment are ancient Egyptian originals from the temple of Amenhotep III near Thebes. Installed in Saint Petersburg in 1834, they are an unusual riverside stop on Vasilievsky Island.
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