Karl XIII Monument Lions - Stockholm, Sweden
N 59° 19.885 E 018° 04.285
34V E 333400 N 6580619
These four lions are part of the monument for Karl XIII (English: Charles XIII), King of Sweden, which is located in Kungsträdgården in Stockholm, Sweden.
Waymark Code: WMPEBX
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Date Posted: 08/17/2015
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"The Neoclassicist composition of Gustaf Göthe (1779–1838), inaugurated in 1821, is escorted by four lions sculpted by Bengt Erland Fogelberg (1786–1854), added in 1824, and each of which are holding a ball carrying the Norwegian and Swedish coat of arms alluding the Swedish-Norwegian Union initiated by the king."
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