The mighty lion carving at Santa Maria Novella in Florence is cut from a piece of stone so that it holds up a twisted column in the interior courtyard of the church.
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get back, lauretta! 
Wow, this lion is doing “double-duty” by being a support system for the pillar and a gorgeous work of art at the same time….Gotta love Italian art & architecture!