Piraeus Lion, Venice

Name: Piraeus Lion
Address: Venice, Italy

#297 among attractions in Venice

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The Piraeus Lion; is one of four lion statues on display at the Venetian Arsenal, where it was displayed as a symbol of Venice's patron saint, Saint Mark. ()

Local name: Leone del Pireo Coordinates: 45°26'5"N, 12°20'59"E

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Piraeus Lion – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bridge of Sighs, Museo Storico Navale, San Francesco della Vigna, Santi Giovanni e Paolo.

0.4 miW
Iconic white-stone enclosed bridge
Bridge of Sighs, Venice
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~730 ftS
Museum, History museum
Museo Storico Navale, Venice
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~1320 ftN
Church, Sacred and religious sites
San Francesco della Vigna, Venice
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0.4 miNW
Gothic church filled with artworks
Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice
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~1360 ftW
Museum
Byzantine Pictures Museum, Venice
7 min walk • The Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in Venice is a research centre owned and funded by the Greek state in Venice, Italy, focusing on Byzantine and Post-Byzantine/Modern Greek studies. It is the only Greek research institute abroad.
~1590 ftW
Gothic church with altarpiece by Bellini
San Zaccaria, Venice
8 min walk • The Church of San Zaccaria is a 15th-century former monastic church in central Venice, Italy. It is a large edifice, located in the Campo San Zaccaria, just off the waterfront to the southeast of Piazza San Marco and St Mark's Basilica.
~350 ftSW
Palace, Gothic architecture
Palazzo Grandiben Negri, Venice
2 min walk • The Palazzo Grandiben Negri is a small brick palace located facing the Rio of Ca' di Dio, adjacent to the larger Palazzo Erizzo, and diagonally across the rear of the church of San Martino in the sestiere of Castello in Venice, Italy.
~1110 ftW
Palace, Gothic architecture
Palazzo Molina, Venice
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~1000 ftN
Church
Santa Maria della Celestia, Venice
5 min walk • Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo, Santa Maria Celeste or Santa Maria della Celestia was a Roman Catholic church in Venice, facing the Campo de la Celestia in the Castello district, just east of San Francesco della Vigna.
0.4 miNW
Church
Santa Maria del Pianto, Venice
11 min walk • Santa Maria del Pianto is a late-Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church in Venice, Italy. This dilapidated octagonal church in a forgotten corner of Venice was designed by Baldassare Longhena, and appears inspired by Longhena's Santa Maria della Salute on the Grand Canal, Venice.
~1450 ftW
Baroque architecture, Church
San Giorgio dei Greci, Venice
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Which popular attractions are close to Piraeus Lion?

Nearby attractions include San Martino, Venice (2 min walk), Palazzo Erizzo a San Martino, Venice (2 min walk), Palazzo Grandiben Negri, Venice (2 min walk), Castello, Venice (3 min walk).

How to get to Piraeus Lion by public transport?

The nearest stations to Piraeus Lion:

Ferry

Arsenale • Lines: 1, B (4 min walk)
San Zaccaria A • Lines: 14, 15 (7 min walk)