The Swedish Lion in Narva

The Swedish Lion or The lion monument are two statues erected as monuments of the battle of Narva in 1700 in the city of Narva in Estonia. The first version, a copy of one of the lions at the Stockholm Palace, was erected by an entrance to the city in 1936 but was destroyed during World War II. A new version, a copy of the Medici lion of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, was erected by the Narva river in 2000.

The Swedish Lion in Narva

The Swedish Lion or The lion monument are two statues erected as monuments of the battle of Narva in 1700 in the city of Narva in Estonia. The first version, a copy of one of the lions at the Stockholm Palace, was erected by an entrance to the city in 1936 but was destroyed during World War II. A new version, a copy of the Medici lion of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, was erected by the Narva river in 2000.