Column of St. Theodore - Las Vegas, NV
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N 36° 07.300 W 115° 10.279
11S E 664569 N 3998991
Two columns in Venice are replicated here in front of the Venetian Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Both have statues of Venice's patron saints.
Waymark Code: WMKXJ5
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2014
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The Hotel replicates St.Mark's Square...and the original of this column and sculpture are found there. Everyone agrees that the statue atop the column depicts St. Theodore... but which St. Theodore? See Wikipedia's article about Theodore of Amasea (
visit link) which discusses the controversy.
The other column in Venice and also replicated here is the more famous St. Mark's Column. St. Theodore was the patron saint of Venice before St. Mark took the title.
The statue depicts St. Theodore holding a spear and shield and standing atop a crocodile. See a closeup of the statue at (
visit link)