Editing Mosta (section)

=== Lion monument in Rotunda Square ===
A prominent feature of Rotunda Square is a statue of a lion on a pedestal, which was removed in 2023 and placed in the public garden behind the church. Once, this was part of a fountain which originally was in [[Sliema]]. The fountain has since been removed. The statue is made of bronze-coloured cast iron. It was made in the [[:fr:Fonderie d'art du Val d'Osne|Val d’Osne Foundry]] in [[Paris]]. Embossed on the pedestal there are the coat-of-arms of Mosta and those of [[Coat of arms of Malta|independent Malta]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zammit|first=Gabrielle|title=Report on the State of Conservation of Ta Bistra Catacombs|url=https://www.academia.edu/402767|language=en}}</ref>