FELINE CITY, SAINT PETERSBURG I have visited Saint Petersburg, Russia about ten years ago and there are many feline statues. Here is some photos I have taken. 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 Sphinxes of St. Petersburg https://lidenz.com/sphinxes-st-petersburg/ * There are also famous sphinxes on the Malaya Nevka Pier - they have heads of women. This is the work of sculptor Pavel Sokolov from the 1820s. In total, you can count more than 30 sphinxe statues in St. Petersburg. In addition, there is an Egyptian pyramid in Tsarskoye Selo and an Egyptian Gate in Pushkin. * In Bank Bridge over Griboyedov Canal. It's the one adorned by four winged lion statues with gilded wings There is a legend in mythical ancient Petropolis, a city protected by winged lions,...