Lion Monument

Year

1821

Artist

Type

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, w …

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