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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