The column-bearing lion of Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo.
In the splendid square of the Cathedral of Bergamo Alta there is also this beautiful portal, called Porta dei Leoni, where two red marble lions support two columns.
Since it is not the first column-bearing lion I have come across, I decided to make a specific post about it.

Do you know Bergamo?
Add your own comment or go to the bottom of the site to read what other visitors have written.

Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Canon RF 24-50.

To see all the photos I took in Bergamo, click here:

Where is the basilica located:

The northern door, called the Red Lions, which opens into the left transept and leads to the Piazza del Duomo is surmounted by a porch by Giovanni da Campione, dated 1353 but with important renovations at the end of the fourteenth century, supported by columns held up by two lions in Veronese marble, depicted standing, and surrounded by figures of human beings and animals.
Continue and learn more on Wikipedia

The column-bearing lion of Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo – Le lion stylophore de Santa Maria Maggiore à Bergame – El león estilóforo de Santa Maria Maggiore en Bérgamo – O leão estilóforo de Santa Maria Maggiore em Bérgamo – Der Griffellöwe von Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo – Sư tử Stylophore của Santa Maria Maggiore ở Bergamo