Diting is believed to have a unique appearance, having the head of a tiger, one horn, dog ears, the body of a dragon, and the ...

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. Why is it in the news? A ...

For centuries, a winged lion has stood perched on a tall column over the city of Venice, Italy. And although Venice is renowned for its storied art history, the bronzed beast may have actually ...

The Lion of St. Mark stands on a column in the Piazzetta by St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. - Probst\ullstein bild/Getty Images To visitors, Venice is a glorious tapestry of historic buildings, ...