Piraeus Lion of Venice - Venice, Italy
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Noe1
N 45° 26.087 E 012° 20.989
33T E 292712 N 5034668
The Piraeus Lion is one of four lion statues at the Venetian Arsenal
Waymark Code: WMV05F
Location: Veneto, Italy
Date Posted: 01/31/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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"The Piraeus Lion is one of four lion statues at the Venetian Arsenal.

The lion was originally located in Piraeus, the harbor of Athens. It was taken in 1687 by Venetian naval commander Francesco Morosini as plunder during the Great Turkish War."

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