sphinx statue

The St. Petersburg orc face of Russia at that time when I saw this stone statue in Russia, I still felt incredible. I thought that I could only see this building in Egypt, who wanted to see this building here. The pair of buildings were a gift from Egyptian pharaohs to Russia thousands of years ago

Sphinx (Сфинксы), on the street along the St. Petersburg University, there is a pair of Sphinx Amenhoteb III Pharaoh's face. It is rumored that the sculpture was carved between 1455 BC and 1419 BC. In 1832, it was transported from the Nile to St. Petersburg. The sphinx has no beard. It is said that the beard is a symbol of power in Egypt and cannot be left to the Russians. So he knocked off the beard of the face with the butt of a gun.

Originally more than 3,000 years ago, ancient Egyptian artifacts, later as gifts to Russia, has been located on the Neva River, with granite pedestals more prominent human face tall and domineering.

The scenery is beautiful, very interesting, cost-effective, worth a visit

The Sphinx of St. Petersburg is located on the Rue des Ruins of St. Petersburg University. It is a pair of pharaohs with a Sphinx carved from 1455 BC to 1419 BC, and transported from the Nile to St. Petersburg in 1832. It has been thousands of years old. It was a gift from the king of Egypt to St. Petersburg. It rained when we went, and the sphinx in the rain was indistinct, like a veil, telling visitors about the passage and changes of the years.

The Sphinx is a pair of pharaohs with a sphinx, carved in 1BC as a gift from the former Egyptian king to the Tsar, shipped from the Nile to St. Petersburg in 1832, located on the Neva River.