A Lion of St Augustine
by W Chris Fooshee
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A Lion of St Augustine
Artist
W Chris Fooshee
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Photograph
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One of two lions on America's oldest city, St. Augustine’s Bridge of Lions, completed in 1927. The bridge was constructed during the extravagant land boom times in Florida. It was designed as a work of art as much as a transport for cars, connecting downtown St. Augustine with Anastasia Island.
The bridge gets its name from two white marble lion statues guarding the bridge on the west side made by the Romanelli Studios in Florence, Italy. The lions are named Fiel and Firme, Faithful and Firm. They were replaced with granite replicas during renovation of the bridge in 2015.
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May 26th, 2021
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