The Lion of Venice is associated with power and courage and considering it’s the symbol for the prestigious Venetian Republic, its origin feels important. It was already known that the statue predated ...

The winged lion became the official symbol of Venice between 1261 and 1264 and although it is unknown precisely when the statue was mounted in St. Mark’s Square.

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - The return of a lion statue at one of the island's grandest mansions is perhaps more mysterious than its disappearance.An unnamed person late last month directed island ...

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) -- The return of a lion statue at one of the island's grandest mansions is perhaps more mysterious than its disappearance. An unnamed person late last month directed island ...

"The Winged Lion statue, a gift of the British community, is a very, very splendid memorial to what those people did," Sir Nicholas Soames MP - Winston Churchill's grandson - told the BBC, after ...

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.

But the Winged Lion memorial hasn't all been smooth flying for the group of British expatriates in Prague who commissioned and raised money for the project. An initial request to place the statue ...

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.

"The Winged Lion statue, a gift of the British community, is a very, very splendid memorial to what those people did," Sir Nicholas Soames MP - Winston Churchill's grandson - told the BBC, after ...