Lion Monument
Guide
Photo: Lukas Ahorn / Bertel Thorvaldsen · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeSightAllow 15–30 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A huge dying lion carved into a sandstone cliff above a small pond, a quiet and moving memorial.
A brief history
It remembers the Swiss Guards killed defending the Tuileries Palace in Paris during the French Revolution in 1792; Mark Twain called it the saddest piece of stone in the world.
Tips
- Best time
- Morning
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 15–30 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- The old town: Painted squares, the covered bridges and the medieval wall on the right bank.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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