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1 WE LAY ABOVE THE GOLDEN DOORS. WE ARE KNOWN AS THE THREE KINGS. YOU MAY KNOW US AS THE KING OF THE JUNGLE BUT IN THE CITY WE ARE REINFORCING THE PRESENCE OF THE BUILDING'S PRIMARY TENANTS.
ANSWER: Arms of England - Lee Lawrie with colorist Leon V. Solon American, born in Germany - 1877 -1963
LOCATION: Above 50th Street entrance of 620 Fifth Avenue
FUN FACT: Three gilded passant-gardaant lions (passant means walking; gardant means looking out of the shield) reinforce the presence of the building’s primary tenant, the British monarchy. Lions were first used to decorate the shield of Richard I, who became King of England at age thirty-two and ruled from 1189 - 1199.