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  2. Brunswick Lion - Wikipedia

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    Brunswick and the Brunswick Lion on the Ebstorf Map (around 1300) [1]. The medieval chronicler Abbot Albert of Stade mentioned "1166" as the year of origin. Nevertheless, according to recent research, the monument was created between 1164 and 1176, at the time when the Welf duke Henry the Lion (1129/31–1195), ruler of both Saxony and Bavaria, took his residence at Braunschweig.

  3. Lion of Belfort - Wikipedia

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    The lion symbolizes the heroic French resistance during the Siege of Belfort, a 103-day Prussian assault from December 1870 to February 1871. The city was successfully defended against 40,000 Prussians by merely 17,000 men (of whom only 3,500 were from the military) led by Colonel Denfert-Rochereau , with the fortress holding out until the ...

  4. Slottslejonen - Wikipedia

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    Slottslejonen ("The Castle Lions") are two bronze sculptures of lions that stand on Lejonbacken ("the Lion Slope") below the northern facade of Stockholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. The lions are not completely identical or merely mirror images: they have their heads turned east and west respectively (i.e., away from each other) and both gaze ...

  5. Cultural depictions of lions - Wikipedia

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    The thrones of Buddha and Boddhisattva found in Kalasan and Mendut buddhist temples of ancient Java depicted elephant, lion, and makara. The statue of a winged lion also is found in Penataran temple East Java, as well as in Balinese temples. The Balinese winged lion often served as the guardian statue or as the pedestal of wooden column ...

  6. King's Beasts, Hampton Court Palace - Wikipedia

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    Other series of King's or Queen's Beasts have been created, inspired by the Hampton Court beasts. Forty-two royal beasts sit atop St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The original beasts dated from the 16th century, but were removed in 1682, with new statues installed in 1925 when the chapel was restored. [16]

  7. Medici lions - Wikipedia

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    Medici lion has become a term for this sculptural type. [2] The Albani lion, a similar ancient sculpture, now at the Louvre. A similar Roman lion sculpture, of the 1st century AD, is known as the Albani lion, and is now in the Louvre. Here, the stone used for the ball is different from the basalt body. Both may derive from a Hellenistic ...

  8. Court of the Lions - Wikipedia

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    The side chambers are separate from the central space by double arches. A short corridor, passing through multiple archways, separates the hall from the Court of the Lions. On an upper floor above this corridor is a small chamber with a window overlooking the courtyard, similar to a mirador (lookout). [50]

  9. The Swedish Lion in Narva - Wikipedia

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    The first statue was a copy of the eastern lion statue at Stockholm Palace and was cast by Meyers konstgjuteri in Stockholm. The monument was designed by professor Ragnar Östberg . The statue was inaugurated October 18, 1936 by prince Gustaf Adolf at the site of the battle of Narva, west of the city ( 59°23′7″N 28°8′59″E  /  59 ...

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