Lion Monument
Also known as Löwendenkmal
1821
Neoclassical
public art
The Lion Monument, or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820-21 by Lukas Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were killed in 1792 during the French Revolution…
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- 1821
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