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, Illinois Venice, Illinois Venice is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,890 at the 2010 census. Venice was platted in 1841. Venice is located at (38.673796, -90.167885). According to the 2010 census, Venice has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,528 people, 950 households, and 661 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,348.5 people per square mile (522.0/km²). There were 1,154 housing units at an average density of 615.6 per square mile (238.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 5.50% White, 93.55% African