– Sissi statue vandalized
READER INFO – The monument representing the Empress of Austria was painted in the colors of the Russian flag. The act is dated and signed by a mysterious committee allying Switzerland and Russia.
Posted today at 5:01 p.m.
Geneva, June 17, 2024. Quai du Mont-Blanc. The statue which recalls the stay and death, in Geneva, of the Empress of Austria, the famous Sissi, was vandalized on Sunday.
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The statue of Sissi at the Quai du Mont-Blanc was covered with paint on Sunday. Unknown people painted white, blue, red – the colors of the Russian flag – the monument erected in homage to the Empress of Austria, Queen of Hungary, assassinated in Geneva in September 1898 by an Italian anarchist.
At the foot of the statue, we discover a mysterious inscription which indicates the misdeed. “CH+RU, united in resistance”. It comes with a date: June 16, 2024.
The vandals signed their act. A mysterious CH+RU.
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On the fan Elisabeth is holding, another inscription: Love CH with a red plastic bottle cap on which we can read “made in Switzerland”.
The “Tribune de Genève” contacted several city departments, which indicated that they were not aware.
Geneva, June 17, 2024. Quai du Mont-Blanc. The statue of the Empress of Austria, Sissi, has been vandalized.
LAURENT GUIRAUD/TAMEDIA
The statue of Elisabeth of Austria was inaugurated in 1998 on the occasion of the centenary of her death. This bronze Elisabeth Empress of Austria (Sissi) was made by the Scot Philipp Jackson who has to his credit numerous statues of personalities, notably Mahatma Gandhi, King George VI and Mozart.
Judith Monfrini is a journalist for the local section. With a legal background, she obtained her diploma from the Journalism and Media Training Center (CFJM) in 2015. She worked for more than ten years for the Médiaone group. (Radio Lac, One fm)More informations
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