Lion Monument
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“This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world. ”
– Atlas Obscura
"The regal feline's pose, curled into his stone den and his reflection in the pond below make the sculpture what Mark Twain called, "the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world."" Full review
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"Mark Twain once called it the ‘saddest and most moving piece of rock in the world’. For Narnia fans, it often evokes Aslan at the stone table." Full review
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"Sculpted in a sandstone rockface, this lion, pictured dying with a lance in its left side, is a reminder of the heroism and faithfulness of the Swiss guards of Louis XVI." Full review