Porte-clés City of London Dragon

Dragon- and griffin-like sculpture on various gifts. The boundaries of the historic core of London are marked by this dragon boundary marks at major entrances, originally to warn travellers and act as toll-booths.They are holding a shield which bears the City of London's coat of arms, painted in red and white. When the Queen goes to St Paul's she stops at Temple Bar (by one of the original dragon statue) before entering the City of London, so that the Lord Mayor may offer him or her the City's pearl-encrusted Sword of State as a token of loyalty.