THE famed “Lion of Venice” has stood in St Mark’s Square for hundreds of years – and now scientists have made a baffling discovery about its origins. A new study has ...

What? The Lion of Venice, an ancient bronze statue of a winged lion which can be seen by countless tourists on a massive plinth of Egyptian granite in the Piazza San Marco. Lions have wings?

It is the emblem of the Italian city. But now scientists say this ancient statue originated much further east.

A winged lion has been gazing across St. Mark's Square in Venice for hundreds of years. Researchers have now discovered that the bronze sculpture has come a long way before it became a symbol of ...

A new study has suggested that Venice, Italy’s iconic winged lion statue may have been created in China well before Marco Polo's famous travels. Researchers from the University of Padua announced in ...

However, one mystery still remains - how did the three ton winged lion statue make its way from China to Venice. According to records famous Venetian explorer Marco Polo returned from a place he ...

What? The Lion of Venice, an ancient bronze statue of a winged lion which can be seen by countless tourists on a massive plinth of Egyptian granite in the Piazza San Marco. Lions have wings? They do ...