The most famous lions...

The City Of St. Petersburg. The Northern and cultural capital of Russia is famous for its sculptures and figures of lions.

I was amazed at the number of statues of the lions when i moved from Siberia to St. Petersburg. In abbreviated form we name its Peter.
Lions in St. Petersburg more than 200. Stone, metal, with wings and without.
These sculptures are proudly looking forward and symbolize peace and protection.

Of two such sculptures today I will tell you.

Yes, they are very similar to the stone. I specifically climbed on postomenta and patted his hand. They are not stone, I checked. Joke)

Captures the spirit of their majestic appearance. When you look at this monument, if transported into the past and imagine... as the royals took foreign ships on the pier of his Palace