Brunswick Monument

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The Brunswick Monument is a 19th-century neo-Gothic mausoleum in Geneva, Switzerland, built to honor Charles II, Duke of Brunswick.

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Brunswick Monument canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mausoleum
monument
architect Jean Franel
architecturalStyle Neo-Gothic architecture
linked to: Gothic Revival
category cemeteries and mausoleums in Switzerland
tourist attraction in Geneva
completionDate 1879
constructionStartDate 1876
coordinates 46.207°N 6.149°E
country Switzerland
dedicatedTo Charles II, Duke of Brunswick
fundedBy bequest of Charles II, Duke of Brunswick
hasArchitecturalForm funerary monument
hasFunction memorial
tomb
hasHeight approximately 21 meters
hasHeritageStatus protected monument
hasInscription commemorative texts honoring Charles II
hasPart canopy
central spire
ornamental fence
sarcophagus
statues
hasRelief equestrian statue of Charles II
heritageDesignation cultural property of national significance in Switzerland
imageDepicts Brunswick Monument on Swiss postage stamps
inception 1879
inspiredBy Scaliger Tombs in Verona
linked to: Scaliger Tombs
locatedIn Canton of Geneva
linked to: canton of Geneva

Geneva
Parc des Bastions vicinity
locatedNear Lake Geneva
locatedOn Jardin des Alpes
maintainedBy City of Geneva
materialUsed stone
namedAfter Charles II, Duke of Brunswick
owner City of Geneva
publicAccess yes
subjectOf guidebooks about Geneva
postcards of Geneva
touristInformation visible from the lakeside promenade in Geneva

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Jardin Anglais near Brunswick Monument
Quai du Mont-Blanc hasNearbyLandmark Brunswick Monument
Geneva city centre hasLandmark Brunswick Monument