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title: "Brunswick Monument, Geneva — GetMap"
description: "A duke paid for this tomb from beyond the grave. Charles II, Duke of Brunswick, left Geneva his fortune on the condition that the city build him a…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJrU41xyVljEcR_21_bG7Vklo
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# Brunswick Monument

A duke paid for this tomb from beyond the grave

History · 🇨🇭 Geneva · one place, one stop

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Charles II, Duke of Brunswick, left Geneva his fortune on the condition that the city build him a monument. The neo-Gothic tomb beside the lake echoes the Scaliger tombs of Verona, with pointed arches, carved stone and a tall spire.

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