April 17, 2024
Antique Wood Hand Carved Lion Lucerne Swiss Monument
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This plaque is believed to have been carved in the early 1900's. It is a carving of the monument in Lucerne that is dedicated Helvetiorum Fidei ac Virtuti "To the loyalty and bravery of the Swiss"Measures Approx 15" x 11" What is the meaning of the Lion Monument? An officer of the Swiss guards, second lieutenant Carl Pfyffer von Altishofen , a descendant from an influential patrician family, happened to be on home leave in Lucerne when his fellow soldiers were killed in Paris. After the times of revolution were over in 1815 and France as well as Switzerland had returned to conservative regimes, Pfyffer felt obliged to erect a memorial to honor the mercenary soldiers. The Lion Monument was inaugurated on August 10, 1821. Originally the site was private property. In 1882 the city of Lucerne bought it. The site is accessible without an entrance fee. The monument soon became one of Lucerne's major tourist attractions.
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