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Sphinxes of St. Petersburg

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Санкт-Петербург
Leningradskaya oblast
Russia
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The sphinxes on the University Embankment are about 3.5 thousand years old. Carved from syenite, they stood at the entrance to the majestic temple built in Egypt near Thebes for Pharaoh Amenhotep III. The sphinxes took their place on the embankment during the reign of Nicholas I in 1834, thanks to A. N. Muravyov.

The legends about sphinxes are very monotonous: stone statues carry curses, you can't look into the eyes of a sphinx otherwise you can go crazy, and even walking alone with sphinxes causes people to go crazy.

It is also said that during the day their facial expressions change from calm to threatening, and those who observe this change may go crazy.

There is a belief that if you touch the griffin at the foot of the sphinx and make a wish, it will certainly come true.

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The abnormal area of St. Petersburg

In this article we describe the main anomalous zones of Saint Petersburg, as well as a report on the impressions of their visit conducted by a member of the group in September 2012

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»


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