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Lion of Lucerne, Switzerland, 1950s
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CESV01P03_13.1671
Title:
Lion of Lucerne, Switzerland, 1950s
Sculpture designed by Danish Sculptor - Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1884)
Stone mason from Constance Germany Lucas Ahorn (1789-1856) carved this sculpture out of the sandstone rock in 1820/1821.
HELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI means "To the loyalty and bravery of the Swiss"
Height: 6 meters (20 feet)
Length: 10 meters (33 feet)
inaugurated: August 10, 1821, Sculpture designed by Danish Sculptor - Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1884)
Stone mason from Constance Germany Lucas Ahorn (1789-1856) carved this sculpture out of the sandstone rock in 1820/1821.
HELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI means "To the loyalty and bravery of the Swiss"
Height: 6 meters (20 feet)
Length: 10 meters (33 feet)
inaugurated: August 10, 1821
Keywords:
Switzerland, Architecture, Travel, Scenics, Europe, European, Structure, Suiss, Archives, Schweiz
Image by:
George H. Ulrich Jr.
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Lion of Lucerne, Switzerland, 1950s
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Code Number:
CESV01P03_13.1671
Title:
Lion of Lucerne, Switzerland, 1950s
Sculpture designed by Danish Sculptor - Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1884)
Stone mason from Constance Germany Lucas Ahorn (1789-1856) carved this sculpture out of the sandstone rock in 1820/1821.
HELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI means "To the loyalty and bravery of the Swiss"
Height: 6 meters (20 feet)
Length: 10 meters (33 feet)
inaugurated: August 10, 1821, Sculpture designed by Danish Sculptor - Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1884)
Stone mason from Constance Germany Lucas Ahorn (1789-1856) carved this sculpture out of the sandstone rock in 1820/1821.
HELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI means "To the loyalty and bravery of the Swiss"
Height: 6 meters (20 feet)
Length: 10 meters (33 feet)
inaugurated: August 10, 1821
Keywords:
Switzerland, Architecture, Travel, Scenics, Europe, European, Structure, Suiss, Archives, Schweiz
Image by:
George H. Ulrich Jr.
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