Showing posts with label Lucerne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lucerne. Show all posts

Thursday, 28 February 2013

The Lion of Lucerne


This monument in Switzerland commemorates the Swiss Guards that were killed by a bunch of Frenchies during the storming of Tuileries in 1792, probably for their crimes against fashion. The lion was carved in 1821-22 and the inscription roughly translates to "You damn Frenchies, you have killed me".