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22 November 202421 November 2024

The Contarini fountain in Bergamo Alta

La centrale Fontana Contarini in Bergamo Alta

The Contarini fountain in Bergamo Alta.
When you get up to visit Bergamo you go up to the central square of the village, Piazza Vecchia, in the center of which there is this beautiful marble fountain decorated with sphinxes and lions and a couple of zoomorphic figures.

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

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The fountain owes its name to Alvise Contarini, podestà of the Republic of Venice, who donated it to the citizens in 1780, when he left his position in the Orobic city. The intention of the then city rector was both to beautify the central Piazza Vecchia, and to provide the inhabitants with a precious instrument that could be used for domestic purposes and against drought.
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The famous Contarini Fountain in Bergamo Alta – La célèbre fontaine Contarini à Bergame Alta – La famosa Fuente Contarini en Bérgamo Alta – A famosa Fonte Contarini em Bergamo Alta – Der berühmte Contarini-Brunnen in Bergamo Alta – Đài phun nước Contarini nổi tiếng ở Bergamo Alta

30 October 202430 October 2024

The hall Piazza della Signoria on the former Costa Firenze

The Piazza della Signoria lounge on the former Costa Firenze.
Last year I was aboard the beautiful, in my opinion, Costa Firenze which unfortunately passed to Carnival in February 2024.
This was the main atrium, the one with the information office, excursion office and bar, in the center of which was this column surmounted by a majestic golden lion.

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Il salone Piazza della Signoria sulla ex Costa Firenze

Photo taken with Honor 20.

Costa Firenze is the fifth Vista-class cruise ship built at the Marghera shipyard. Originally designed for the Chinese market by Costa Asia, a subsidiary of the Italian shipping company Costa Crociere, following the COVID-19 pandemic it was subsequently deployed for the European market.
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The Piazza della Signoria hall on the former Costa Firenze – La salle Piazza della Signoria sur l’ancienne Costa Firenze – La sala Piazza della Signoria en la antigua Costa Firenze – O salão Piazza della Signoria na antiga Costa Firenze – Der Saal der Piazza della Signoria an der ehemaligen Costa Firenze – Hội trường Piazza della Signoria trên Costa Firenze trước đây – 旧コスタフィレンツェのシニョリーア広場ホール

20 October 202417 October 2024

The column-bearing lion of Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo

Il leone stiloforo di Santa Maria Maggiore a Bergamo

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.

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

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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.
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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

25 June 202330 July 2024

The column-bearing lion guarding the entrance to Parma Cathedral

Il leone stiloforo a guardia dell'ingresso del Duomo di Parma

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

17 September 202029 June 2024

I leoni di fronte a Villa Balbi a Sestri Levante

I leoni di fronte a Villa Balbi a Sestri Levante.
Mi sto appassionando a fotografare le statue dei leoni.
Questi due sono proprio di fronte al cancello del giardino dei Villa Balbi, lo splendido hotel a Sestri Levante.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

The lions in front of the Villa Balbi hotel in Sestri Levante – Les lions devant l’hôtel Villa Balbi à Sestri Levante – Los leones frente al hotel Villa Balbi en Sestri Levante – Os leões em frente ao hotel Villa Balbi em Sestri Levante – Die Löwen vor dem Hotel Villa Balbi in Sestri Levante – Những con sư tử trước khách sạn Villa Balbi ở Sestri Levante – 塞斯特里莱万特巴尔比别墅酒店前的狮子 – SestriLevanteのVillaBalbiホテルの前にいるライオン

6 March 202010 October 2023

Il sagrato della Basilica di Santo Stefano a Lavagna

Il sagrato della Basilica di Santo Stefano a Lavagna.
La grande piazza di fronte alla chiesa più importante di Lavagna. Il leone in primo piano, la scalinata ed il porticato.
In primo piano uno dei leoni che regge lo stemma della città. Poi, più in basso, la scalinata in marmo (che originariamente era in ardesia). Sulla destra il porticato (o loggione) Brignardello che si deice fu fatto costruire dal ricco uomo per non dover passare di fronte alla chiesa per recarsi al cimitero.

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Photo taken withCanon EOS M100 and lensCanon EF-S 10-18.

The collegiate basilica of Santo Stefano is a Catholic place of worship in the municipality of Lavagna, in Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name of the vicariate of Chiavari-Lavagna of the diocese of Chiavari.
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The magnificent churchyard of the Basilica of Santo Stefano in Lavagna in Liguria – Le magnifique cimetière de la Basilique de Santo Stefano in Lavagna en Ligurie – El magnífico cementerio de la Basílica de Santo Stefano en Lavagna en Liguria – O magnífico adro da Basílica de Santo Stefano em Lavagna na Ligúria – Der prächtige Kirchhof der Basilika Santo Stefano in Lavagna in Ligurien – Nhà thờ tráng lệ của Vương cung thánh đường Santo Stefano ở Lavagna, Liguria – 利古里亚拉瓦尼亚圣斯特凡诺大教堂宏伟的墓地 – リグリアのラヴァーニャにあるサントステファノ大聖堂の壮大な教会の庭

26 November 201911 July 2024

Un leone della Basilica di Lavagna

Un leone della Basilica di Lavagna.
La Basilica di Santo Stefano a Lavagna è sorvegliata da due leoni di pietra che ho immortalato.
Questa mattina mi sono deciso ad andare a scattare qualche foto nella cittadina famosa per i Fieschi e l’ardesia.
La sua chiesa principale è questa, e ne ho scattato diverse foto.
Questa in particolare mi piaceva molto, con il leone in primo piano (come quella che ho scattato davanti a San Lorenzo a Genova).

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

The collegiate basilica of Santo Stefano is a Catholic place of worship in the municipality of Lavagna, in Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name of the vicariate of Chiavari-Lavagna of the diocese of Chiavari.
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A lion of the Basilica of Lavagna – Un lion de la Basilique de Lavagna – Un león de la Basílica de Lavagna – Um leão da Basílica de Lavagna – Ein Löwe der Basilika von Lavagna – Một con sư tử của Vương cung thánh đường Lavagna – 拉瓦尼亚大教堂的狮子 – ラヴァーニャ大聖堂のライオン

13 November 201911 July 2024

Lion in San Lorenzo in Genoa

Lion in San Lorenzo in Genoa.
The most important church in Liguria is also the most majestic. This is one of the two lions that guard the front steps.
A couple of days ago I had a free hour and I used it to take some photos of you.
And this is one of the classic shots of this wonder that I slightly corrected in color.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

Here all the photos I took on my last visit to the Cathedral:

If you are interested, this is the official website that updates you on Catholic initiatives and liturgies: chiesadigenova.it.

The Cathedral of San Lorenzo is the most important place of Catholic worship in the city of Genoa, the metropolitan cathedral of the archdiocese of the same name. It was consecrated to the saint in 1118 by Pope Gelasius II when it was not yet finished and the facade was missing.
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The statue of the lion in San Lorenzo in Genoa – La statue du lion à San Lorenzo à Gênes – La estatua del león en San Lorenzo en Génova – A estátua do leão em San Lorenzo em Génova – Die Statue des Löwen in San Lorenzo in Genua – Tượng sư tử ở San Lorenzo ở Genoa – 熱那亞聖洛倫索的獅子雕像 – ジェノヴァのサンロレンツォにあるライオンの像

24 October 201811 July 2024

Leoni a San Marco

Leoni a San Marco.
Il leone, simbolo dell’Evangelista Marco, e’ da secoli il simbolo di Venezia e anche del Veneto in generale.
Passando per i canali della citta’ lagunare, con la nave in partenza dal porto, ho scattato alcuni scatti alla celebre piazza San Marco e ai tanti leoni che la addobbano.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

Le altre foto di Venezia here.

Per Leone di San Marco o Leone Marciano o Leone Alato si intende la rappresentazione simbolica dell’evangelista san Marco, raffigurato in forma di leone alato. Altri elementi in varie combinazioni presenti sono: l’aureola sul capo e un libro tra le zampe. Il Leone di San Marco è secolare simbolo della città di Venezia, della sua antica Repubblica e attuale simbolo del Comune e della Provincia di Venezia, nonché della Regione Veneto e di numerosi altri enti ed amministrazioni civili, militari e politici.
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