Russia. Saint-Petersburg. Quay with Sphinxes.

            Russia. Saint-Petersburg. Quay with Sphinxes.

Quay with Sphinxes (Sphinxes at the Universitetskaya Embankment) 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. The Saint Petersburg Sphinxes are about 3500 years old. They are made from syenite and initially were in front of a magnificent temple, which was built in Egypt near Thebes for the pharaoh Amenhotep III. Their faces are portraits of Amenhotep III and the shape of their headwear (crowns "pa shemti") indicate that he was the ruler of two kingdoms—the Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Beard sphinxes were repulsed in ancient times after the death of Pharaoh.

Россия. Санкт-Петербург. Древнеегипетский сфинкс на Университетской набережной.

Древнеегипетские сфинксы на Университетской набережной в Санкт-Петербурге появились в разгар египтомании в Европе, в 1834 году. Сфинксам на Университетской набережной около 3,5 тыс. лет. Высеченные из сиенита, они стояли у входа в величественный храм, сооруженный в Египте около Фив для фараона Аменхотепа III. Головы сфинксов являются портретными изображениями этого фараона. Головные уборы сфинксов — короны «па-схемти» — свидетельствовали о том, что Аменхотеп III был правителем двух царств — Верхнего и Нижнего Египта.  Бороды у сфинксов были отбиты еще в древности после смерти фараона.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3
Lens: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 7-14/4

Processing: Adobe Lightroom

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Taken in: Russia / Saint Petersburg Federal City / St. Petersburg (show map)

Taken on: June 18, 2015

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-G3, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec, 7mm (=14mm), ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-G3
Lens:	LUMIX G VARIO 7-14/F4.0
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	7mm (35mm equivalent: 14mm)
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	-1.33 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
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