Piazzetta dei Leoncini

Piazzetta dei Leoncini is a city square in Venice, Italy.^[1] The square is located on the north side of the St Mark's Basilica, near the Palazzo Patriarcale and San Basso.^[2] The square is known for its lion statuary in marble of Cottanello, made by the sculptor Giovanni Bonazza in 1722.^[3] Also on the square, in an alcove of the Basilica itself, is the sarcophagus of Daniele Manin, the president of the brief independent Republic of San Marco, established during a rebellion in 1848 against Habsburg rule.

References

^ Rodriguez, Alvaro (2021-03-20). "La Piazzetta dei Leoncini. Venezia". Venezia e il Veneto (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-04.
^ "St. Mark's Square - From the origins to the present day". associazionepiazzasanmarco.it. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
^ "Piazzetta dei Leoncini". Comune di Venezia - Live - Le notizie di oggi e i servizi della città (in Italian). 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2024-05-22.

45°26′5.25″N 12°20′21.81″E / 45.4347917°N 12.3393917°E / 45.4347917; 12.3393917

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[1] Rodriguez, Alvaro (2021-03-20). "La Piazzetta dei Leoncini. Venezia". Venezia e il Veneto (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-04.

[2] "St. Mark's Square - From the origins to the present day". associazionepiazzasanmarco.it. Retrieved 2022-03-04.

[3] "Piazzetta dei Leoncini". Comune di Venezia - Live - Le notizie di oggi e i servizi della città (in Italian). 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2024-05-22.

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