Lion Monument

Canton of Lucerne · Switzerland

Lion Monument, Switzerland
Photo: Lukas Ahorn / Bertel Thorvaldsen, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Year-round
Budget
$
Accessibility
wheelchair-accessible
Coordinates
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Carved into a cliff face in Lucerne, this monumental sculpture of a dying lion commemorates Swiss Guards killed during the French Revolution. Mark Twain famously called it the most mournful stone in the world.

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