Löwendenkmal - a monument to the Lion in Lucerne, Switzerland (Lucerne, Switzerland). In a cliff carved figure of a lion - an allegory of bravery of the Swiss Guards who died bravely in the Tuileries in Paris in 1792, saving the honor and dignity of the French queen Marie Antoinette. During his big tour of Europe, Mark Twain called the monument the saddest and most moving stone statue in the world. Work on the production of the monument was carried out from 1820 to 1821. This monumental work of sandstone carved in the rock Lukas Ahorn (Lucas Ahorn, 1789-1856), a bricklayer from southern Germany. Developed a sketch layout in 1819 the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1770-1884).
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 13:45:30 +0000