Sphinxes in Sanssouci Park
N 52° 24.045 E 013° 02.325
33U E 366571 N 5807421
Two Greek Sphinxes at the entrance to the World Heritage Park of Sanssouci.
Waymark Code: WM29DH
Location: Brandenburg, Germany
Date Posted: 09/26/2007
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King Frederick the Great, the founder of the park and castle of
Sanssouci was a cosmopolitan monarch. So it is not surprising that his park contains pieces of
Chinese,
Japanese and
Egyptian architecture as well as many sculptures resembling Greek or Roman art.
Two of the most prominent pieces are two Sphinx sculptures right next to the park entrance. Both resemble lions with tails and claws and female torsos. Both sphinxes have two boys playing with them, interestingly enough, the children are not half lion but completely human.
The GPS location was taken exactly between the two sculptures.
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