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A poignant image ... Lion of Lucerne Monument

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  1. Mara

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    Carved into a sandstone cliff this very powerful and moving monument is dedicated to the fallen Swiss Guards who died in 1792 while protecting King Louis the XVI, Marie-Antoinette and their family at the Royal Palace during the French Revolution in Paris. When a mob of Parisians stormed the royal palace - the Tuileries - the Swiss Guards were forced to lay down their arms by the order of Louis XVI, which resulted in their massacre. More than 700 Swiss Guard hired for their trustworthy lack of politics and honour died defending the palace, unaware that the King they protected was no longer inside.

    The lion, a symbol of courage and strength was designed by Danish sculptor Bertel Thorwaldsen and carved in deep relief into the sandstone cliff above the city centre, near Lucerne's Glacier Garden, between 1820 and 1821.


    (Source) Lion of Lucerne Monument Switzerland - Impressions - shuttermoments.ca
     
    Mara, Aug 11, 2009
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    The Lion's look is so bereft....he seems to be grieving. :sadz:
     
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    a monument to the price of life, ......... cheap, and the look on the Lions face says it all, and a credit to the sculptor, in that he can take such a fierce magnificent image and portray it in such away you can feel the dispair and sadness, and thats just from a photo of it.
     
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    I agree.Magnificent Monument.Really stirring, when you study the Lions face,and posture.
    Thanks Mara.:)
     
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    I'm nearly impervious to most statues we see (wow, we have some ugly ones in my area of the world) - and few of them touch my heart at all - but this one - I agree, it's a touching and truly lovely tribute. Almost makes me want to reach one and stroke the poor things head.
     
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