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shadowswiftly
As a former resident from Luzern, this was my favorite place to find peace.
wittykitty14
I'VE BEEN THERE!
ExpiresInspires
Brad Thor Was Here
oksharkcar
I've been here <3 it's absolutely breathtaking with the scenery around it, there's a lake and bright flowers oh lord let's go to Switzerland
texasfotos
He looks stoned.
thecaraisins
(Wikipedia) Mark Twain praised the sculpture of a mortally-wounded lion as "the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world."
CocktailGaming
I've been THERE!
endbit
Now that is some rockin' art work.
SnowyOwl
I WAS HERE! Went up Mt. Pilatus, stayed in this hotel about 20 minutes away - nicest old lady innkeeper ever!
arcilla
FOR ASLAN!!!! FOR NARNIA!!!
vampyroteuthus
ASLAN
alinaphoenix444
Aslan...
JustARandomFacelessExtraInTheMovieOfYourLife
One of my favorite cities. I sat and looked this monument for an hour., the area is so serene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd_uA_HFT5w
MaggieSue
I fell in the water there when we went on a school trip in grade 10...
coquette
Pft. That is Casterly Rock.
tarataqa
poor kitty!
interrobangster
yeah switzerlaaaaaaand
huanthewolfhound
A long time ago I poked fun at the Swiss for getting walloped the way they did. Now I understand history better. This is very cool.
Pointystick11
Holy crap is that cool.
rabidang3ls
+1 for crap
PurpleFuzzyDots
Imagine if all humans disappeared and an alien culture finally came to this planet years later. But all they find is Lion statues.
CatsPitBullsAndBooksOhMy
or maybe they go to london and find a big blue cock. that'll raise some really fun questions.
diphenhydraminehcl50mg
I think we have other statues though.. I'm not 100% on that.
manateeofwar
You... are... high... ;-)
TheWanderingBacon
I was here last year... a picture can't really do it justice. There's a really thick silence that encompasses the area.
MsSaraJo
And the pig! I couldn't unsee
YouGotSerbed
It's supposed to be a pig! :)
MsSaraJo
Yes, I know, but most people don't see the pig when they visit. :)
MadamPuddifoot
How the sweet hell did someone carve this!?
WorkLurker
Carefully?
MsKatieMarie
I have been there...It's a very touching memorial, and holy shit does that lion look even sadder in person.
NickJa
In order to honor the fallen swiss in the french revolution. they were the guards of louis XVI
geoffsebesta
Ha, really! Screw those guys, they were terrible, but what a great statue!
BambiJudoka
Upvote for providing context for the less cultured like me :)
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IMadeAnAccountJustToWriteThis
The Pope has a Swiss guard as well. Would that make him an elected tyrant?
akhos
TIL any ruler who employerizes mercenaries due to not having (or needing to bolster) a standing armed forces is a tyrant
NotACanadian
Found the troll
CerebrawlHemmorage
Well the pope has swiss guards, so I guess there's that. But you might want to look up the Varangian guard.
SolsticeViper
In order to spite the French, the outline around the lion is the shape of a pig.
AtalanBeardy
Is it in France or Switzerland?
ineedupvotestolive
It's in Lucerne, Switzerland.
GeeUknit
ASLAN!!!
snackarydaquiri
No
Jujuloves
xRAINxOFxBLOODx
Oh good, I'm not alone. I actually thought it was from Voyage of the Dawn Treader, as I seemed to recall some kinda carving in a cliff face.
maxwelljmc
If you look closely you can see an outline of a pig around the lion. The artist did this intentionally as a slap in the face to the (1/2)
maxwelljmc
Contractors of the piece who reportedly paid him much less than they initially agreed upon. The pig is to symbolize their greed. (2/2)
catatafish
"The Lion of Lucerne is the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world." - Mark Twain
huanthewolfhound
From "Innocents Abroad" I presume?
SquirrellyWhirly
I think he was right.
ilovethatyoucanmakestupidlongusernamesonthissite
Hard to disagree
rocketdonkey
+1 for using literary references. It looks good on you!
PripyatTourist
Although I agree and I know you're right, I can't help but speculate that this is just another obscure quote attributed to Mark Twain.
kenscar
No it's for real. He wrote about it in "The Tramp Abroad".
PripyatTourist
Thank you kind sir/lady for the knowledge. It's nice when you can learn a thing or two on this site.
kenscar
Well . . . I Googled it, but thanks. *derp*
PripyatTourist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCwLQrJz4Bo&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PL69BD06CC757E1D61 I believe you have validity and this is why.
Bluedanes
That lion looks so sad... I want to cuddle him
ForGryffindor
Don't worry. He is just about to sneeze.
tomzombie
I'd be sad too were I covered in bird poop
darthmom
the lion is dying. see the broken spear in his side?
TheFlyingHellfish
That's all I could think about reading all the comments about how "sad" he is. He's dying, I'd be sad, too.
comicreader
You and me both pal, but why don't you go first.
jumpyjsn
Plot twist: the Lion ate the cuddlers and is now sad again.
spartico
http://imgur.com/lUAf23g
ToastPlusScience
Get in.
Monarchist
Get out.
MrSirNobody
Well, he represents the fallen swiss guards in the french revolution.
Wherewasthelastplaceyousawit
He's also made of rock.
therobotking
where is this at?
ShiftingPattern
Lucerne, Switzerland. It's "The Lion of Lucerne" done in the early 1820s.
MrSirNobody
In Luzern (aka Lucerne), Switzerland
isatingum
As in "Where is 'The Lion of Lucerne' at"
isatingum
I'll show myself out
Ducatij2012
Rofl! Nice
TheRicM
HELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI (To the loyalty and bravery of the Swiss)
opinionatedposter
Thanks for that.
coleridge
Now parse it!
postpost
Noun, gen, poss (or reference), masc, pl; noun, dative, IO (purpose), fem, sing; conjunction; same as "fidei."
coleridge
Genitive of reference, day-ummmmm!
postpost
I'd just call it possession but if you want to be real specific...
BeifongMetalbendingAcademy
Uhm. That is a dative of advantage, not and indirect object.
postpost
Dative of purpose, subset of IO. The whole idea of naming why something is a certain case is semantics to a certain extent. 1/2
postpost
Many people don't even teach dative of advantage as an option, for example. Also, the Swiss aren't given an advantage by these traits... 2/3
postpost
Fides and virtus are ascribed (given *to* them in a literary sense, IO), or you can read the sculpture as DO and the traits as dat. purpose.
BeifongMetalbendingAcademy
It was given for the loyalty and bravery of the Swiss. For as in on behalf of, a concept represented by the (albeit antiquated) Dative of
BeifongMetalbendingAcademy
Advantage. The traits were of advantage to the Swiss. It's like saying "sacra deae" (sacrifice to the goddess). Without a verb, an indirect
BeifongMetalbendingAcademy
object cannot exist. And is treated as a dative of advantage, much like the sacrifice. It's not advantageous per se, but it is grammatically