Focus on St. Jakobs Memorial and explain the Inauguration.
The monument was inaugurated on the 26 August 1872, in presence of the Federal councilors Paul Cérésole and Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel. Ferdinand Schlöth, still remembering the discussions on the quality of the pedestal, preferred not to attend the inauguration and stayed in Rome.
Rome Paul Cérésole pedestal Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel Ferdinand Schlöth Josef Martin Knüsel