The Lion Monument, Lucerne Switzerland
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 massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris.
Size: 5244px × 3540px
Location: Denkmalstrasse 4, 6002 Lucerne
Photo credit: © Carl DeAbreu / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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