International Monument to the Reformation, Geneva |
The leaders of Calvinism: William Farel, John Calvin, Theodore Beza, and John Knox |
Stephen Bocskai (1557–1606) |
Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) |
Protestant Reformation Wall, inaugurated in 1909 |
Mur des réformateurs, Genève |
Roger Williams (1603–1684) |
Roger Williams, Puritan minister, founded Providence Plantations, now Rhode Island |
The Pilgrim Fathers founding the first colony in New England |
John Knox preaching the reformation in Edinburgh in front of the court of Mary Stuart |
The central statues of 5 meters tall |
Coat-of-Arms of Scotland, Reformation Wall |
The Reformation Wall honors the leaders and history of the Protestant Reformation |
Monument international de la Réformation |
Mosaic Coat-of-Arms of Geneva, Reformation Wall |
John Calvin (1509–1564) |
The Reformation Monument was built for the 400th anniversary of John Calvins birth |
Gaspard de Coligny (1519–1572), Hugenot leader |
William the Silent (1533–1584), leader of the Dutch revolt against the Hapsburgs |
26 July 1581 - Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of the Netherlands |
Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg (1620–1688), the Great Elector |
21 May 1536 - The people of Geneva ratify the Edicts of the Reformation |
The Reformation Wall is on the grounds of the Université de Genève |
The Reformation Wall was vandalized on 15 July 2019 by gay activists |