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  2. Cultural depictions of lions - Wikipedia

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    Lions are also found in Buddhist symbolism. Lion pillars erected during the reign of Emperor Ashoka show lions and the chakra emblem. The lions depicted in the Lion Capital of Ashoka inspired artists who designed the Emblem of India. Singh is an ancient Indian name meaning "lion", dating more than 2,000 years ago to ancient India. It was ...

  3. Chinese guardian lions - Wikipedia

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    Pairs of guardian lion statues are still common and symbolic elements at the entrances to restaurants, hotels, supermarkets and other structures, with one sitting on each side of the entrance, in China and in other places around the world where the Chinese people have immigrated and settled, especially in local Chinatowns.

  4. Lion of Venice - Wikipedia

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    The Lion in the 1870s. The Lion seen from ground level in 2017. The Lion seen from the Doge's Palace.. The Lion of Venice is an ancient bronze sculpture of a winged lion 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.

  5. Komainu - Wikipedia

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    The Komainu strongly resemble Chinese guardian lions and in fact originate from Tang dynasty China. [9] The Chinese guardian lions are believed to have been influenced by Asiatic lion pelts and lion depictions introduced through trade from either the Middle East or India, countries where the lion existed and was a symbol of strength. [10]

  6. Lion of Saint Mark - Wikipedia

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    The Lion of Saint Mark, representing Mark the Evangelist, pictured in the form of a winged lion, is an aspect of the Tetramorph. On the pinnacle of St Mark's Cathedral he is depicted as holding a Bible, and surmounting a golden lion which is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Venetian Republic.

  7. Slottslejonen - Wikipedia

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    Similar lion statues already appeared at the castle in depictions from Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna in 1692. The models for Slottslejonen were approved in 1700 by Charles XII of Sweden, after which the bronze lions were cast in 1702 and 1704 respectively. [3] They were then placed on Lejonbacken as a symbol of royal power.

  8. Lion of Babylon - Wikipedia

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    The Lion of Babylon is an ancient Babylonian symbol. [1] History ... Lion of Babylon statue, built c. 6th century BCE and rediscovered in 1876 CE, Iraq.

  9. Lion of Babylon (statue) - Wikipedia

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    The Lion of Babylon is a historic theme in the region. The statue is considered among the most important symbols of Babylon in particular and Mesopotamian art in general. [12] The statue is considered a national symbol of Iraq, it has been used by several Iraqi institutions such as the Iraqi Football Association. [13]

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