Brunswick Monument

Brunswick Monument is a revered landmark of Switzerland. Brunswick monument is located in the picturesque Alpine square, on the shore of Lake Geneva. This monument is a mausoleum dedicated to Duke Charles d'Este-Gueelph, one of the most respected residents of Geneva, who invested heavily in the development and construction of this city. Charles Brunswick was a linguist, a musician, a lover of horses. The Duke was afraid of being boarded up in a coffin and buried deep underground, the reason for the incurable ailment that Brunswick suffered - claustrophobia.

Because of this, during the life of the Duke, for his own burial in a special tomb-mausoleum, they were allocated the amount of twenty million francs. The city authorities fulfilled the will of Charles Brunswick, and, after his death, a unique mausoleum appeared on the territory of Geneva, which bears the name of the duke buried in it. The coffin with the body of the Duke is located inside the monument, and is placed in a luxurious tomb at a six-meter height.