Lucerne Lion Monument

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Lowendenkmal

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Lucerne Lion Monument is a famous carving of a dying lion onto a rock by Bertel Thorvaldsen. This is located in a park in Loewenplatz. The Lion Monument is famous for its striking and poignant design.

It depicts a dying lion, wounded by a spear and lying against a shield bearing the Swiss coat of arms. This famous carving was carved by Thorwaldsen in 1820. It was meant to commemorate the lives lost of more than 800 soldiers and 26 officers of the Swiss guard, who were massacred while defending King Louis XVI during the attack on Tuileries in the French revolution of 1972.

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