Lion Monument

The Lion Monument, or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn.
Wikipedia
Photo: Bertel Thorvaldsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: memorial in city of Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Lion of Lucern” and “Löwendenkmal”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glacier garden and Alpineum.

Museum
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is a museum.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The is a and diorama of the in , .

Museum
Photo: Leiju, CC BY 3.0.
The is a circular panoramic painting depicting the internment of the French Armée de l'Est in neutral Switzerland at the end of the 1870–71 Franco-Prussian War. is situated 170 metres south of Lion Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dietschiberg and Emmen.

Locality
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is a locality.

Town
Photo: Gürkan Sengün, Public domain.
is a village and municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in . The municipality consists of the village , the town Emmenbrücke, and several hamlets. is situated 3 km northwest of Lion Monument.

Town
Photo: Jogi67, Public domain.
is a municipality in the district of in the canton of Lucerne in . is situated 3½ km northeast of Lion Monument.

Lion Monument

Latitude
47.05844° or 47° 3′ 30″ north
Longitude
8.31087° or 8° 18′ 39″ east
Inception
August 10th, 1821
Open location code
8FVC3856+98
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1485039642
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q688214
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Lion Monument” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نصب الأسد التذكاري”
  • Armenian: “Լյուցեռնի առյուծ”
  • Chinese: “垂死狮子像”
  • Chinese: “垂死獅子像”
  • Chinese: “狮子纪念碑”
  • Danish: “Løvemindesmærket”
  • Danish: “Löwendenkmal”
  • Dutch: “Leeuw van Luzern”
  • Dutch: “Lion Monument”
  • Estonian: “Surev lõvi”
  • French: “Lion de Lucerne”
  • French: “Löwendenkmal”
  • German: “Löwendenkmal Luzern”
  • German: “Löwendenkmal”
  • Greek: “Μνημείο του Λέοντος”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת האריה”
  • Italian: “Leone di Lucerna”
  • Italian: “Löwendenkmal”
  • Japanese: “ライオン記念碑”
  • Japanese: “嘆きのライオン”
  • Korean: “빈사의 사자상”
  • Latvian: “Lucernas lauva”
  • Lithuanian: “Liucernos liūtas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “«Løven i Luzern»”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Løven i Luzern”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Löwendenkmal”
  • Norwegian: “«Løven i Luzern»”
  • Polish: “Pomnik szwajcarskich gwardzistów”
  • Portuguese: “Löwendenkmal”
  • Russian: “Умирающий лев”
  • Slovenian: “lev v Luzernu”
  • Spanish: “Leon herido de Lucerna”
  • Spanish: “León herido de Lucerna”
  • Spanish: “Leon moribundo de Lucerna”
  • Spanish: “León moribundo de Lucerna”
  • Spanish: “Lowendenkmal”
  • Spanish: “Löwendenkmal”
  • Spanish: “Monumento al leon de Lucerna”
  • Spanish: “Monumento al león de Lucerna”
  • Spanish: “Monumento del León”
  • Swedish: “lejonmonumentet”
  • Swedish: “Lejonmonumentet”
  • Swedish: “Löwendenkmal”
  • Swedish: “Luzerns lejon”
  • Swedish: “Schweizerlejonet”
  • Thai: “สิงโตแห่งลูเซิร์น”
  • Thai: “อนุสาวรีย์สิงโต”
  • Turkish: “Luzern Aslanı Anıtı”
  • Ukrainian: “Лев, що помирає”

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