The stylophorus lion guarding the entrance to the Parma Cathedral.
The Parma Cathedral has its main entrance guarded by these two lions (stylophores).
I recently took several photos of this type of statue, almost always lions, at the entrance to historic (and less so) buildings.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.

There is also the official website of the Duomo: piazzaduomoparma.com.

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The stylophoros is an architectural term derived from Greek and meaning “style bearer”, that is, column bearer. It is used to indicate those sculptures of animals or fantastic monsters placed at the base of the supporting columns of the porches or even pulpits usually in Romanesque churches. Unlike the caryatid, a sculpture that replaces the entire column by acting as a support for the trabeation, the stylophoros constitutes only the base of the column.
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The column-bearing lion guarding the entrance to the Cathedral of Parma – Le lion à colonne qui garde l’entrée de la cathédrale de Parme – El león con columna que custodia la entrada a la Catedral de Parma – O leão com coluna guardando a entrada da Catedral de Parma – Der säulentragende Löwe bewacht den Eingang zur Kathedrale von Parma – Con sư tử gác cột canh giữ lối vào Nhà thờ lớn Parma – 守卫帕尔马大教堂入口的立柱狮子 – パルマ大聖堂の入り口を守る柱を持つライオン