Shi-Tza lions

Saint Peterburg and its surroundings, North West, Russia

On Petrovskaya Naberezhnaya (Peter`s Embankment), near the museum «Peter I House», is a descent to the water, with two granite statues of lions on both sides. They are called Shi-Tza lions. The statues were brought from China and placed there in 1907.

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Attractions nearby

Hermitage (Winter Palace)

Aurora cruiser

Peterhof

Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin)

Peter and Paul Fortress

Savior on the Blood Cathedral

Peter I monument

Russian Museum and Mikchailovskiy Garden

Petersburg canals

St. Isaac Cathedral