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,
Kościelecki Square in Bydgoszcz Kościelecki Square in Bydgoszcz The Kościelecki Square is an old and historical place in downtown Bydgoszcz. Around the area are several buildings registered on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List. Kościelecki Square is located in the historical part of Old Bydgoszcz. It has a rectangular shape (×), with an east-west orientation, which central part is full of greenery. On the east, it is bordered by Bernardyńska Street, on the west by Przy Zamczysku street and its southern edge is lined up to the west with Długa street. The main edifice in the area is Saint Andrew Bobola's Church, standing on the