Lion of Venice Lion of Venice 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,
Venice Gardens, Florida Venice Gardens, Florida Venice Gardens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,104 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bradenton–Sarasota–Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area. Venice Gardens is located at (27.070534, -82.407844). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 10.01%, is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 7,466 people, 3,528 households, and 2,342 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,987.9 people per square mile (1,153.1/km²). There were 3,836 housing units at