Pair of Lions - St. Augustine, FL
N 29° 53.571 W 081° 18.615
17R E 470044 N 3306952
These two lion sculptures are located on the west entrance to the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMDJXK
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2012
Views: 15
The two lions are mirror images of each other and stand on either side of the west entrance to the Bridge of Lions. The lion on the north side of the bridge stands with its left front paw resting on a sphere. The lion on the south side of the bridge stands with its right front paw resting on a sphere. They appear to be looking at one another.
The lions are a pair of Medici lions (visit link) made of Carrara marble that guard the bridge, which was begun in 1925 and completed in 1927 across Matanzas Bay. The lions were removed in February 2005 for reconstruction of the bridge and returned in March 2011.
TITLE: Pair of Lions
ARTIST(S): Ferdinando Royanelli, sculptor.
DATE: Installed 1927.
MEDIUM: Carrara marble.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS FL000540
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Bridge of Lions, West entrance, St. Augustine, Florida.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The Smithsonian Inventory Description states: "Two lions, one standing with its proper left front paw on a sphere." While it is accurate that one lion is standing with its proper left front paw on a sphere, the description fails to mention that the other lion is standing with its proper right front paw on a sphere.
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