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Monument · Lucerne · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Lion Monument in Lucerne

Lion Monument is a monument in Lucerne, Switzerland. This place has a story in the app. 13 of the 39 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 150 m you'll find a bench, a water point, a public toilet and a bike pump.

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Lion Monument in Lucerne

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The story

Story · Lion Monument

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You're standing at the Lion Monument in Lucerne. Look at the cliff in front of you. This lion isn't sitting on a pedestal. He was carved straight out of the rock, in an old sandstone quarry. The relief is ten metres long and six metres high. Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen designed it, and stonemason Lukas Ahorn cut it out of the cliff in 1820 and 1821.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Wheelchair: Accessible

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

Lion Monument in Lucerne

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Photo: Lukas Ahorn / Bertel Thorvaldsen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Facilities near Lion Monument

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

39 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 13 of the 39 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Kapellbrücke

AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Kapellbrücke · 810 m

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Photo: A.Savin · Wikimedia Commons · FALView the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Swiss Museum of Transport

MuseumStory

Swiss Museum of Transport · 2 km

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Photo: W. Bulach · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Kapellbrücke on the spot with the app

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Frequently asked questions

Is Lion Monument wheelchair accessible?

Yes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 40 m and a public toilet at 40 m.

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