Lion Monument

Lion monument is designed by the Danish sculptor, bateer David tovar, sen, and in the natural rock carving out of a great lion like dying, to commemorate on August 10, 1792, to protect the family of the French king Louis xvi of safe and sacrifice 786 loyal Swiss mercenaries. Image dying lion lion monument is engraved on a shallow holes, a dying lion with an expression of sorrow and pain, feebly prostrate on the floor, a long sharp arrow struck deeply into his back, his front PAWS and hold the broken spear and shield, the shield respectively symbolize the Swiss cross badge on vetiver iris markers and the French royal family.

The majestic but poignant lion is a slightly strange and unique evaluation, but it does not seem abrupt in Lucerne. If you say that Switzerland is not expensive, it is basically impossible to say that there is nothing but beautiful. Lucerne is the beauty in the beauty. It is located in the middle and sits on a large beautiful lake. Mark Twain is not hesitant to say good things about it. Lake Lucerne may not be as beautiful as the mountains and ice lakes, but the old city and the surrounding beautiful small towns can always be surrounded by her beauty, and the combination is even more beautiful.

In the past, Switzerland was a poor and backward country. Men were forced to make a living and went to various European countries as mercenaries. Swiss mercenaries are loyal to their employers and fight heroically. In the French Revolution in 1792, when the mob attacked the Tuileries Palace in France, the monument built by 786 Swiss officers and guards who died to protect the French King Louis XVI and Queen Mary was meant to pray for world peace. There is a text description below the monument The history of this incident. An arrow plunged deeply into the back of a dying male lion. The lion's face was painful, and his front paws pressed the shield and spear. The Swiss national emblem was on the shield.

There are not many historical attractions in Lucerne, and the dying lion seems to be one of the more famous. The sculpture of the lion is located in a small park near Lake Lucerne. In the statue, a tall lion fell to the ground in pain, with an arrow inserted deep into its back, and beside it was a shield with the Swiss national emblem. This statue was created to commemorate the thousands of Swiss mercenaries who died in the battle to defend the Tuileries Palace in Paris in 1792.

This sculpture is located near the famous Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, in a remote location, in a small street park. Many tourists who travel to Lucerne may not be able to find it smoothly without any guidance. This is one of the famous monument sculptures in the world. The purpose of this sculpture is to commemorate the Swiss mercenaries who died gloriously in the battle to defend the Tuileries Palace in France in 1792.