Sphinxes on Universitetskaya embankment, St. Petersburg * All PYRENEES · France, Spain, Andorra

Sphinxes on Universitetskaya embankment, 17, are sculptures of zoomorphic mythical creatures (sphinxes) located on Vasilyevsky Island, St. Petersburg. They were created in the 14th century BC. e. during the reign of the 18th dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III. This period was marked by the flourishing of ancient Egyptian art and the sphinxes are a significant monument of ...