What? The Lion of Venice, an ancient bronze statue of a winged lion which can be seen by countless tourists on a massive plinth of Egyptian granite in the Piazza San Marco. Why is it in the news? A ...

One of the most iconic symbols of Venice is the winged lion sculpture that perches atop a column in the Piazza San Marco, or St. Mark’s Square. It’s even depicted on the flag of the Republic of Venice ...

Venice was adorned with a bronze statue of a winged lion sitting on top of a granite column in St Mark’s Square. The monument watched over the city for centuries and was a popular landmark of the city ...

The Lion of St. Mark stands on a column in the Piazzetta by St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. - Probst\ullstein bild/Getty Images To visitors, Venice is a glorious tapestry of historic buildings, ...

Venice’s famous bronze statue of a winged lion, which stands atop a pedestal in St. Mark’s Square, took an intercontinental trip to Italy. This symbol of medieval Venetian statehood started out as a ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A trio of winged lions guards a building in Harrisburg. Oddly enough, unlike other mythological beasts like griffins, manticores, chimeras, basilisks, hydras, or jackalopes, ...

A bronze statue of a winged lion that has long graced the center of Piazza San Marco in Venice is from a faraway land, according to a new study. It was made in China as a tomb guardian over 1,000 ...

One of Venice’s most iconic symbols – the majestic winged Lion of St Mark – has its origins not in Europe but in ancient China, according to a new study by Italian researchers. However, some scholars ...

To visitors, Venice is a glorious tapestry of historic buildings, waterways, bell towers, red roofs — and a mighty winged lion, the symbol of the Venetian republic, carved into structures across the ...

A new study of the trace amounts of lead in Venice's famous winged lion statue suggests that its metal originated in China — and Marco Polo's family may have brought it over. When you purchase through ...