Löwendenkmal • The lion monument commemorates the death of 700 Swiss mercenaries in Paris during the French revolution. <br /> <br /> Here is the text of the monument:<br /> HELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI<br /> Die X Augusti II et III Septembris MDCCXCII<br /> Haec sunt nomina eorum qui ne sacramenti fidem fallerent<br /> [Left column]:<br /> Fortissime pugnantes ceciderunt<br /> Duces XXVI<br /> [Names]<br /> Milites circiter DCCLX<br /> [Right column]:<br /> Solerti amicorum cura cladi superfuerent<br /> Duces XVI<br /> [Names]<br /> Milites circiter CCCL<br /> [Bottom]:<br /> Huius rei gestae cives aere collato perrenne monumentum posuere.<br /> <br /> Translated:<br /> TO THE LOYALTY AND BRAVERY OF THE SWISS<br /> On 10th August and 2nd & 3rd September 1792<br /> Here are the names of those who, so as not to break their oath of loyalty:<br /> [Left column]:<br /> …Died while fighting bravely<br /> 26 Officers<br /> [Names]<br /> About 760 soldiers.<br /> [Right column]:<br /> …Survived the battle because of  the care and attention of their friends:<br /> 16 Officers<br /> [Names]<br /> About 350 soldiers<br /> [Bottom]:<br /> The citizens [of Lucerne] have put up this monument as an everlasting commemoration of this event.<br /> <br /> The Rough Guide has this to say on the location: 'This would be a movingly tranquil spot, with its foliage and gently rippling pool in front, were it not for the fact that it's the single most touristed place in the entire city.' Sure enough, when i was there, there were several large Japanese tour-groups having their photos taken in front of the monument.
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