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One of two Lion statues holding a shield, on either side of the Swiss Gate Schweizertor, Hofburg Palace, Vienna #134331447
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Pictured is a stone sculpture of a lion wearing a crown and holding a shield. It is located at the right side of the Swiss Gate in the Hofburg palace, Vienna, Austria. The Swiss Gate or Schweizertor leads from the large Innenhof courtyard to the Schweizerhof or Swiss Court, the inner courtyard of the oldest part o the imperial palace.