The Lion of Lucerne serves as a memorial to members of the Swiss Guard who were killed in 1792, during the French Revolution. It was designed in 1818 by Bertel Thorvaldsen, a Danish sculptor, and carved by Lukas Ahorn from 1820 to 1821. The lion is shown to be wounded with a broken spear lodged in his shoulder. His front paws cover a shield bearing the fleur-de-lis, and a second shield bearing the Swiss coat of arms sits beside him. Beneath the lion is an inscribed list of the officers, the number of casualties, and the number of survivors from the attack on Tuileries Palace in 1792 and the subsequent September Massacres.
Löwendenkmal
Denkmalstrasse 4
6004 Luzern, Switzerland
041 227 17 17
The Goetheanum, named after the classic German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, is the international headquarters for the Anthroposophical Society. The current building is actually the second manifestation of the Goetheanum. The original building was built from 1913 to 1919 but was burned down on New Year's Eve of 1922. The Second Goetheanum began construction in 1924 and was completed in 1928. The building contains two auditoriums, lecture halls, galleries, a library, and a bookstore.
Goetheanum
Rüttiweg 45
4143 Dornach, Switzerland
061 706 42 42
The Three Castles of Bellinzona are Castelgrande, Montebello, and Sasso Corbaro. These fortified walls surround the market town of Bellinzona in southern Switzerland, near the Italian border. In the year 2000, the monument was listed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Although giant stone walls connect these three structures, the castles were built quite independently of each other. Castelgrande was built in the first century B.C.E., Montebello in the early 13th century C.E., and the construction of Sasso Corbaro was begun in the late 15th century. Originally meant to protect the city from invading armies, each castle now houses a historical museum for visitors.
Tre Castelli
Piazza del Sole 7
6500 Bellenz, Switzerland
091 835 55 22
