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The lion was carved into natural rock in 1821 as a remembranc-e of Swiss mercenarie-s who perished during the French Revolution in 1792.
Uploaded: May, 24 2007 | Taken: Feb, 29 2004| Viewed: 35 times  | 3 votes
Camera:  Canon PowerShot S200 | Exposure 1/250s, f3.6 | FLength: 7mm | SW: ACD Systems Digital Imaging

mistybleu - May, 25 2007 08:05am
I was told a funny story about this lion, if you stand back and look at the outer portion, it's in the shape of a pig. Apparently the sculptor upset with the town, over fees(?), pulled a fast one.

rangutan - May, 26 2007 03:05am
.... the outer line well visible in this photo!


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