| Page Views: 321 Last Visit to Lucerne: - | Lucerne, Swirzerland by al_mary - last update: Feb 4, 2008 |
Bertel Thorvaldsen's famous carving of a dying lion
(the Lion Monument, or Löwendenkmal) is found in
a small park just off Lowenplatz.
The carving commemorates the hundreds of Swiss Guards
who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution,
when the mob stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris.
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|  | The Covered Bridge
The Kapellbrücke ("Chapel Bridge" in German) is a 204 m (670 ft)
long bridge crossing the Reuss River in the city of Lucerne in
Switzerland. It is the oldest wooden bridge in Europe, and one
of Switzerland's main tourist attractions.
The covered bridge, constructed in 1333, was designed to help
protect the city of Lucerne from attacks. Inside the bridge are a
series of paintings from the 17th century depicting events from
Luzern's history. Much of the bridge, and the majority of these
paintings, were destroyed in a 1993 fire, though it was quickly
rebuilt.
Adjoining the bridge is the 140 feet tall Wasserturm (Water Tower),
an octagonal tower made from brick, which has served as a prison,
torture chamber, watchtower and treasury.
Today the tower, which is part of the city wall, is used as the guild
hall of the artillery association. The tower and the bridge are Lucerne's
trademark and form the most photographed monument in the country.
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yumyum Tue Feb 19, 2008 06:02 UTC
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