Memorial to the Swiss Guards

The news agency website CitizenSide.com features an article on Lucerne's lion monument, designed by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, which commemorates the Swiss Guards killed on 10th August 1792.

The Wounded Lion Sculpture Which Honors Swiss Guards That Perished During The French Revolution | CitizenSide

Despite the fact that the memorial is visited annually by 1.4 million tourists, its political message remains controversial:

The Lion of Lucerne: the controversial tourist attraction - SWI swissinfo.ch

A detailed account of the commission is available in the online archive of the Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen: 

Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion) - a national-political monument with built-in controversy - The Thorvaldsens Museum Archives