Golden+Lion

//__ The Golden Lion __// ==== //__ ﻿﻿ __// Finally, this brings us to the last part of our adventure around the beautiful Venice, Italy. The Golden Lion is a monument on top of the Clock Tower at Piazza San Marco. It is also known as the winged lion and is a traditional symbol of Venice. It is a symbol of one of the 12 apostles, Mark the Evangelist, who has been the city's saint ever since his ashes were exported from egypt to Venice in 828 AD. Replica's of the winged lion are found everywhere around Venice but the most famous one is on top of the clocktower. Although the Golden Lion is a monument on top of the clocktower, it is also a very prestigious award given at the Venice film festival. It is the highest possible award you can get at a Venice film festival. The significance of this award is like winning a logie or much, much higher than that. They have made monuments and Replicas of this award, tha is how special it is to them. It was introduced in 1949 as the Golden Lion of Saint Mark. //I hope found my assignment as interesting as I did!!!//    **Bibliography:**  ﻿[]   []  ====