Saturday, June 29, 2013

Reformation Wall

Tuesday afternoon, we visited the reformation wall that commemorates many of those involved in the years of the reformation. The wall stretches more than 300 feet and features the figures of 10 of the important reformers through the years.
 
 From Wikipedia:
The International Monument to the Reformation (French: Monument international de la Réformation, German: Internationales Reformationsdenkmal), usually known as the Reformation Wall,is a monument in Geneva, Switzerland. It honours many of the main individuals, events, and documents of the Protestant Reformation by depicting them in statues and bas-reliefs.
The Wall is in the grounds of the University of Geneva, which was founded by John Calvin, and was built to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Calvin's birth and the 350th anniversary of the university's establishment. It is built into the old city walls of Geneva, and the monument's location there is designed to represent the fortifications', and therefore the city of Geneva's, integral importance to the Reformation.

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