Lion Monument

Title

Lion Monument

Reference Number

img984

Format

Lantern Slide

Subject

Architecture--Europe

Extent (Pages, Duration, Dimensions)

4 inches x 3-1/4 inches

Is Part Of

Okumura Lantern Slides: Asia Collection-Japan

Donor

Okumura, Takie

Collection

Magic Lantern Slides Collection

Citation

“Lion Monument,” UHM Library Digital Image Collections, accessed June 9, 2024, https://digital.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/show/26810.

Comments

Anonymous

The Lion Monument in Lucerne, Switzerland is a giant dying lion carved out of a wall of sandstone rock above a pond at the east end of the medieval town. It was designed as a memorial for the mercenary soldiers from central Switzerland who lost their lives while serving the French king Louis XVI during the French Revolution.

When the revolutionary masses attacked the royal Tuileries castle in Paris on August 10, 1792 the Swiss mercenary troops tried to defend the royal family and make sure the royals could escape.

A great website about it is: http://travelguide.all-about-switzerland.info/lucerne-lion-monument-pictures-history.html

The monument was started in 1821 by David Rea (d_M_rea@yahoo.com) at 2008-07-14 02:19:39