Lowendenkmal Sculpture, Luzern, Switzerland
One of the most impressive sculptures I have ever seen, in a lovely grotto in my favorite Swiss city, Lucerne. The slight green tint you see reflected in the lion's shadows is from light reflecting from the water in the grotto.
From Wikipedia:
The Lion Monument is a sculpture designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris. Mark Twain praised the sculpture of a mortally-wounded lion as "the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world."
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Lowendenkmal Sculpture, Luzern, Switzerland
One of the most impressive sculptures I have ever seen, in a lovely grotto in my favorite Swiss city, Lucerne. The slight green tint you see reflected in the lion's shadows is from light reflecting from the water in the grotto.
From Wikipedia:
The Lion Monument is a sculpture designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris. Mark Twain praised the sculpture of a mortally-wounded lion as "the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world."
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- DSLR Autofocus Ultimate Achievement Award