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Piraeus Lion

The Piraeus Lion is one of four lion statues on display at the , Italy, where it was displayed as a symbol of Venice's patron saint, Saint Mark.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: ancient sculpted lion now in Venice arsenal
  • Also known as: “Leoni” and “Lion of Piraeus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Venetian Arsenal and Doge’s Palace.

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The is a complex of former shipyards and armories clustered together in the city of in northern Italy. Owned by the state, the Arsenal was responsible for the bulk of the Venetian Republic's naval power from the Late Middle Ages to the early modern period. is situated 270 metres east of Piraeus Lion.

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The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of in northern Italy. The palace included government offices, a jail, and the residence of the Doge of Venice, the elected authority of the former Republic of Venice. is situated 760 metres west of Piraeus Lion.

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The is a bridge in , Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. is situated 720 metres west of Piraeus Lion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castello and San Marco.

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is one of six sestieri that make up .

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is the central district of . It is home to many of Venice's major points of interest, and consequently can be extremely crowded with tourists, especially during the day when cruise ships unload their passengers.

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is one of six sestieri that make up . Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.

Piraeus Lion

Latitude
45.43479° or 45° 26′ 5″ north
Longitude
12.35005° or 12° 21′ 0″ east
Open location code
8FQJC9M2+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3295064188
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Wiki­data ID
Q2568227
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Piraeus Lion” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պիրեյոսի առյուծ”
  • Chinese: “比雷埃夫斯獅子”
  • Dutch: “Piraeus Lion”
  • French: “Lion du Pirée”
  • German: “Löwe von Piräus”
  • Greek: “Ο Λέων του Πειραιώς”
  • Greek: “Το Λιοντάρι του Πειραιά”
  • Hungarian: “Pireuszi oroszlán”
  • Italian: “Leone del Pireo”
  • Japanese: “ピレウスの獅子”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pireusløven”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pireusløva”
  • Norwegian: “Pireusløven”
  • Persian: “شیر پیرئاس”
  • Portuguese: “Leão do Pireu”
  • Romanian: “Leul din Pireu”
  • Russian: “Пирейский лев”
  • Spanish: “León de El Pireo”
  • Spanish: “León del Pireo”
  • Swedish: “Pireuslejonet”

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Highlights include Torre dell’Arsenale and Arsenal Bridge.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Piraeus Lion”. Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.