The Lion of Lucerne, memorial to the Swiss guards who were massacred during the French Revolution.

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image showing The Lion of Lucerne, memorial to the Swiss guards who were massacred during the French Revolution.

Sixunderground00 on July 9th, 2019 at 16:40 UTC »

Mark Twain called it the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world..

"...Around about are green trees and grass. The place is a sheltered, reposeful woodland nook, remote from noise and stir and confusion—and all this is fitting, for lions do die in such places, and not on granite pedestals in public squares fenced with fancy iron railings. The Lion of Lucerne would be impressive anywhere, but nowhere so impressive as where he is."

— Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, 1880

swmill08 on July 9th, 2019 at 16:47 UTC »

Should’ve showed the water under it too! That really sets the scene for how beautiful the monument is.

https://i.imgur.com/oSSbD3r.jpg

kestrelkat on July 9th, 2019 at 17:17 UTC »

What a beautiful sculpture. I was curious about its size and found this pic to show scale