The former owner of Scottish football club Hearts has raised eyebrows after mounting a giant Sphinx with large breasts on top of his mansion.
The explicit statue has caught the eyes of locals who can’t help but stop to take a photo of the unlikely sculpture.
The busty monument is positioned on the three-storey mansion of flamboyant tycoon Vladimir Romanov, 78.
The Lithuanian-Russian billionaire lives in Mytishchi, located about 15 miles from Moscow, Russia.
It is considered an area popular with wealthy residents seeking spacious homes near the Russian capital.
Defending his bizarre design choice, the ex-banker said the colossal lion-bodied structure was built to honour his mediaeval ancestor Ivashka of Romanov, who reportedly fought as a knight for the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
He said: ‘I started digging into the past and realised there is nothing better than immortalising the history of my ancestors in the form of a Sphinx.
‘It had to be convincingly large and convincingly beautiful.’
The former owner of Scottish football club Hearts has raised eyebrowsafter mounting a giant Sphinx with large breasts on top of his mansion
The giant golden statue displays female breasts and has caught the eyes of locals who can’t help but stop to take a photo of the unlikely sculpture
The billionaire lost control of Hearts following eight years at the club after the collapse of his Lithuanian banking empire (pictured in 2005)
Despite drawing crowds of mocking onlookers to his security gates, the tycoon insisted the buxom Sphinx perfectly reflects his personal interest in ancestral heritage.
Local officials have not yet confirmed if the controversial roof decoration violates building restrictions or community decency codes.
The billionaire, who also owned the Lithuanian football team FBK Kaunas and the Zalgiris basketball team, was a candidate for the Lithuanian presidency but was barred by citizenship rules as he was born in Russia.
The businessman fled to Russia after the dramatic 2013 collapse of his Lithuanian banking empire, Ukio Bankas, subsequently gaining political asylum to avoid international arrest warrants.
He lost control of Hearts at the same time following eight years at the club.
In 2006, Hearts lifted the Scottish Cup while finishing second in the league.
