Statues of the lion and the direction of the door

[sun888_99]

Dear cecil,
The statues of lion which are kept outside the building and houses. Are these kept only
on the west facing doors or the direction of the main door is not taken in consideration when placing the lion statues? Thanks.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
Thanks for bring up this question.
This morning, I have just taken a digital photo of the frontage of the Bank of India with the statues of two lions on both sides of the main entrance.
Although, I have not taken a compass reading of the entrance; it is I believe facing South. (Definitely not West).
There is no evidence to suggest that lion statues must face West. There are many buildings in Singapore with the lion statues and I do see them at the main entrance of buildings or shop front and again, they are not `West' facing. More importantly they are to be placed at both sides of the main entrance.
Once I drawn the map of the location and the direction of the facing of the Bank of India `two lion' statues, will upload to this forum in the next day or two.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil
P.S. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank or HSBC do use two bronze lion statues outside they main entrance.

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On 10/5/99 1:36:57 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
The statues of lion which are
kept outside the building and
houses. Are these kept only
on the west facing doors or
the direction of the main
door is not taken in
consideration when placing the
lion statues? Thanks.