View of water gardens from summit of Sigiriya Lion Rock Fortress, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

In the gardens of the Hacienda San Gabriel de Barrera, in Guanajuato, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Christopher Columbus Monument at Murillo Gardens (Jardines de Murillo), Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Pavilion of Everlasting Clarity on Lion Hill in Lijiang, Yunnan, China, Asia

Stained glass window depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, Holy Trinity Cathedral, the largest Orthodox church in the country, built between 1935 and 1942, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa

One of four guardian lions, Dhauligiri Shanti Stupa (Dhauli Peace Pagoda), completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha, atop Dhauli Hills on site of ancient temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia

Lion Tower and a pond with fountains in the gardens of the Alcazar de Los Reyes Cristianos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

View of Fontana della Tazza di Porfido in Villa Comunale city gardens, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Lion Tower and a pond with fountains in the gardens of the Alcazar de Los Reyes Cristianos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Mahabandoola Garden, half lion, half dragon stone sculptures around Independence Monument, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Mahabandoola Garden, half lion, half dragon stone sculptures around Independence Monument, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

sculpture and Chedis inside Wat Pho temple, Bangkok, Thailand

Lions Garden, disco, Famagusta, Ammochostos, Gazimagusa, Cyprus

Angel sculpture and moon, Lions Garden Disco, Famagusta, Ammochostos, Gazimagusa, Cyprus

Garden balls, garden decoration, lions, Auer Dult, traditional market in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

New orangery, Schloss Schwetzingen castle, 18th century, Schwetzingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Lion sculpture with Bavarian coat of arms on the stairs, park side of Schloss Nymphenburg Palace, Schlossrondell, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe