san polo is the name of the square in venice italy.
san polo is the name of the square in venice italy.
what is the name of the square in venice italy?
san polo
the lion of venice is an ancient bronze winged lion sculpture in the piazza san marco of venice, italy, which came to symbolize the city — as well as one of its patron saints, st mark — after its arrival there in the 12th century. the sculpture surmounts one of two large granite columns in the square, thought to have been erected between 1172 - 1177 during the reign of doge sebastiano ziani or about 1268, bearing ancient symbols of the two patron saints of venice. the "lion" sculpture has had a very long and obscure history, probably starting its existence as a winged lion-griffin statue on a monument to the god sandon at tarsus in cilicia about 300 bc. the figure, which stands on the eastern column, at some point came to represent the “lion of saint mark”, traditional symbol of saint mark the evangelist. the figure standing on the western column is st. theodore of amasea, patron of the city before st mark, who holds a spear and stands on a crocodile (to represent the dragon which he was said to have slain). it is also made up of parts of antique statues and is a copy, the original being kept in the doge's palace.
lion of venice
each year the festival focuses on a theme:









































bullet::::- 2019 east meets west (san diego)









































bullet::::- 2018 east meets west (san diego)









































bullet::::- 2017 east meets west (tokyo, japan)









































bullet::::- 2016 east meets west (san diego)









































bullet::::- 2015 people of the city (san diego & brooklyn, ny)









































bullet::::- 2014 things (san diego)









































bullet::::- 2013 emotional circuits: electric animal (san diego)









































bullet::::- 2012 festival of hidden identities (san diego)









































bullet::::- 2011 east meets west (san diego)









































bullet::::- 2010 around the corner...art is made (san diego, venice italy)









































bullet::::- 2009 what is a machine (san diego, venice italy)
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