Lions - Tower Grove Park East Gate - St. Louis, MO
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N 38° 36.304 W 090° 14.537
15S E 740138 N 4276559
"Donated by Henry Shaw. The lions were copied from lions on Pope Clement XIII's tomb in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome." ~ Smithsonian - Lions and Griffins, and Oh My
Waymark Code: WMNCE0
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2015
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County of lions: St. Louis Independent City
Location of lions: Grand Ave. entrance, Tower Grove Park East Gate, St. Louis
Site designed by: Henry Shaw
Built in 1872
"The metallic figures ornamenting this entrance were executed at Berlin, . . . imported for the ornamentation of the gate-ways by the Board of Commissioners. The lions couchant are particularly worthy of notice. They are modeled on the celebrated weeping lions of Antonio Canova (for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome), and the expression and pose are strikingly natural. Both the lion and griffin sculptures installed in 1872 were cast in zinc." ~ Tower Grove Park