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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  • Work of art
  • …is a sculpture
  • Description: ancient sculpted lion now in Venice arsenal
  • Also known as
    “Leoni”
    “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… is situated 270 metres east of Piraeus Lion.
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The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic… is situated 760 metres west of Piraeus Lion.
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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 .
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is one of six sestieri that make up .

Piraeus Lion

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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 Turkish—“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: “Λέων του Πειραιώς”
  • Greek: “Ο Λέων του Πειραιώς”
  • Greek: “Το Λιοντάρι του Πειραιά”
  • Hebrew: “האריה מפיראוס”
  • 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”
  • Turkish: “Pire Aslanı”

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