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Zadar Sphinx
The stories about the Zadar Sphinx, and the treasure buried under it, were the inspiration for numerous fantasies by generations of Zadar citizens.
The replica of the Egyptian Sphinx in Zadar had the relief of an eagle on its chest, and instead of paws it had fingers, with which it was once holding a big sword to protect a little fishpond in the shape of a shell.
In 1918, devastated by the pain of the premature loss of his wife, Attilia, the famous Zadar citizen Giovanni Smirich had a Sphinx built of concrete in her honour. It is located in the part of the city called Brodarica, within the grounds of Villa Attilia and the park in the Maestral bay, and according to a legend, since it was built in memory of a beloved woman, it is said that it grants love wishes.
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