One of the treasures found in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum is a mostly intact sculpture of a lion which is centuries old. This lion statue apparently came from the same seaside Boukoleon Palace within the city, and true enough part of that palace's name comes from this lion statue as the palace's name comes from the combination of "bull" and "lion" as there was a statue of a bull and lion outside the palace's entrance, hence its name "Boukoleon".