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San Marcos Lion
The average inhabitant, more or less respectful of the city, does not
pay special attention at every day traveling or walking around. He is
forced to go from home to work either by public transportation vehicles
or by walk.
There is other kind of inhabitants who, even with more spare time, is
not sufficiently educated to appreciate each building important details
be them their architectural value or their peculiarities. And it is precisely
one of these peculiarities that I want to present to you at this ARGENTINA
WE DO NOT LOOK AT website that you may notice when passing by the corner
of PAVON and CEVALLOS Streets. There are two confronted buildings, the
balconies of which have their corbels finished off with a lion´s
head. The difference is given at the angle of both corners. The front
door of a bar and restaurant is at the ground floor of the first one,
built in 1900, as appears in the inscription in the upper part. The front
door of a chemist´s is at the other corner. This store was originally
called SAN MARCOS, due to the SAN MARCOS LION (WINGED LION) that finishes
the building off.
The same engineer is common to both, but only one of them exhibits the
VENICE symbol with one of its classical sculptures or masks supplied by
specialized firms. These served both to beautify the architectonic composition
of the front and to finish it off. They were also useful to decorate paths
of municipal parks or private gardens.
The most interesting or funny event is that owners of the WINGED-LION
building, ignorant of its art and historic implication, used the lion
as support for a TV antenna.
If around there, do not miss it. Remember, at PAVON and CEVALLOS Streets,
there is a sculpture offered to those passing by.
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