Lion Monument
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Monument in 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.
Address: Denkmalstrasse 4, 6002 Luzern, Switzerland
Hours: Open 24 hours
Phone: +41 41 227 17 17