📜 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.