Dying Lion of Luzern, Switzerland
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dáin & Olík
N 47° 03.484 E 008° 18.649
32T E 447660 N 5211847
The dying Lion of Lucerne is one of the world's most famous monuments.
Waymark Code: WM6CVZ
Location: Luzern, Switzerland
Date Posted: 05/15/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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The famous carving of a dying lion by Bertel Thorvaldsen is in a small park just off Lowenplatz. The carving was made to commemorate hundreds of Swiss guards killed by the mobs who stormed the Tuilleries Palace in Paris during the French Revolution in 1792.
Mark Twain described the Lion of Lucerne as the saddest and most moving piece of rock in the world.

Physical Address:
Denkmalstrasse
Luzern, Switzerland
6000

Web Site: Not listed
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