Heraldic Lion Statue - Massachusetts Building - West Springfield, MA 01089 - Lion Statues on Waymarking.com

Replicas of the original state houses of the six New England states are found along the Avenue of the States at the Eastern States Exposition. The Massachusetts building has its counterpart, the Old State House, which is a major community resource, tourist attraction, and the oldest surviving building in Boston. Both buildings have wonderful statues of a lion and a unicorn, the British royal symbols, at their roof-lines. For artistic reasons the replica at the Eastern States Exposition places these statues in the front of the building; whereas, the original building in Boston has them in the back so they were seen as you sailed into Boston Harbor during colonial times. Otherwise, the buildings are strikingly similar.

The lion is a common symbol in heraldry. It traditionally symbolises bravery, valour, strength, and royalty, since it is regarded as the king of beasts.

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There is a $5 parking fee at the Eastern States Exposition when there is an event in progress. All other times access to the grounds is free.

Physical Address: Eastern States Exposition 1305 Memorial Avenue West Springfield , MA United States 01189 Web Site: [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:
Take a photo of the lion.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   11/11/2012 Reinecho visited it