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Sfinksy

(10,607) Tourist attraction in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Quay with Sphinxes is a quay at the Universitetskaya Embankment in Saint Petersburg, in front of the Imperial Academy of Arts. It is remarkable for the two ancient sphinxes that were brought from Egypt to Russia at the height of Egyptomania in 1832. The quay was completed in 1834.
Address: University Embankment, 17, St Petersburg, Russia, 199034
Hours: Open 24 hours