The statue is shaped like a lion with a broken arrow on its back. The lion's face was sad, his forepaws rested on the shield engraved with the Swiss national emblem, and above the shield was a spear. Today, the dying lion statue has become the representative attraction of Ryusen, Switzerland. Tourists must see one of the attractions of Ryusen. There is a tragic story about the creation of this lion monument: Switzerland used to export mercenaries for a living. In 1792, the French Revolution broke out in France. A group of Swiss mercenaries defended their employers in order to keep their promises. King Louis XVI and his queen of France were dead at the Tuileries Palace. After this battle, 786 Swiss officers and soldiers were killed. Although the Duilery Palace in front of the Louvre was later burned down into what is now the Duilery Garden. To commemorate these dead mercenaries, the dying lion statue (Lion Monument) was built on a hillside in Luzern to warn future generations of the importance of peace.