🗿 Brunswick Monument

Switzerland · Europe · 46.21°N, 6.15°E

The Brunswick Monument is a mausoleum built in 1879 in the Jardin des Alpes in Geneva, Switzerland to commemorate the life of Charles II, Duke of Brunswick (1804–1873). He bequeathed his fortune to the city of Geneva in exchange for a monument to be built in his name, specifying that it be a replica of the Scaliger Tombs in Verona, Italy. The Grand Théâtre de Genève, opened in 1879, was built with the legacy.

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Country	Switzerland
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	46.21°N, 6.15°E · view on map

Brunswick Monument is located in Switzerland, in Europe.

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