Lion of Bavaria
This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.

📜 Important sculpted monument in Nafplio, Greece.
🔍 Honors Bavarian soldiers who died of typhoid in the 19th century (1833-1834).

Why Go

🗿 Giant sleeping lion sculpture, one of Greece's largest outdoor sculptures.
🏛️ Recognized as one of the most important 19th-century sculptures in Europe.
🌳 Park with benches offers great views of the monument.

Tips

🗣️ Locals sometimes call it "the lion of the cucumbers."📍 Soldiers' bones were moved to Nafplion's Catholic Church crypt in 1852.🗺️ Nearby area is known as the Bavarian Monuments.
💡 The monument was completed in 1836 by German sculptor Christian Siegel.
💡 Inspired by the Lion of Lucerne.

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