Monuments in Switzerland

Discover 8 unusual monuments in Switzerland.

Lausanne, Switzerland

London 2012 Olympic Truce Wall

The 21st century revival of one of the Olympic Games' oldest traditions, and its legacy.

Walenstadt, Switzerland

'Paxmal'

A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.

Basel, Switzerland

Dreiländereck

A futuristic rocket marks the spot where three borders meet.

Geneva, Switzerland

Brunswick Monument

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

The monument.

Zurich, Switzerland

Chaiselongue

This colossal couch is an unlikely monument to Europe's first female Doctor of Law.

The interior of the Anna Göldi museum.

Ennenda, Switzerland

Anna Göldi Museum

The last woman executed for witchcraft in Europe is remembered in this Swiss museum.

The child eater

Bern, Switzerland

The Child Eater of Bern

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

Sleepy Lion

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lion of Lucerne

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

Geneva, Switzerland

Treille Promenade

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

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