Monument to commemorate the Swiss Guards

The Lion Monument is dedicated to the memory of the Swiss mercenaries who, in the service of Louis XVI King of France, were killed during the French Revolution in Paris when the Tuileries were invaded on August 10, 1792, or who were guillotined on September 2nd/3rd, 1792. The Palais des Tuileries was the seat of Louis XVI after he had left Versailles. The inscription "Helvetiorum fidei ac virtuti" means "To the loyalty and bravery of the Swiss". It is important to know that, in addition to agriculture and town-crafts, the mercenaries' service was an important and gainful trade at the time of the Ancient Confederation. At the beginning of the French Revolution, in 1789, about 40000 Swiss were serving under foreign banners. #eurotrip