Duke's Peculiar Will

Duke's Peculiar Will. The Brunswick Monument was built with a staggering 2 million Swiss Francs, a fraction of the 24 million Swiss Francs left by Charles II,…

Location: Brunswick Monument, Geneva, Switzerland

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Category: weird

The Brunswick Monument was built with a staggering 2 million Swiss Francs, a fraction of the 24 million Swiss Francs left by Charles II, Duke of Brunswick, to the city of Geneva. The remainder of the fortune was used to fund public buildings, including the Grand Théâtre. The monument's construction was a result of the duke's peculiar will, which stipulated that a mausoleum be built in his honor, imitating the style of the 14th-century Scaliger Tombs in Verona.

Source: Brunswick_Monument

Duke's Peculiar Will — Geneva, Canton of Zurich

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