The Paxmal is a peace monument built by Karl Bickel between 1924 and 1949, in Walenstadtberg above

Walenstadt Walenstadt is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located on Lake Walen (also known as "Lake Walenstadt"). Geography Walenstadt has an area of . Of this area, ...

, in front of the Churfirsten mountain range

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. The left wall depicts the earthly life: a human couple in its existence and development, love and procreation. The right wall is devoted to the spiritual life: the beings who are awakened, struggling, and which keep growing. Karl Bickel was a Swiss

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who worked for the

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as a stamps

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Karl Bickel Museum in Walenstadt
Monuments and memorials in Switzerland Buildings and structures in the canton of St. Gallen Walenstadt Tourist attractions in the canton of St. Gallen {{switzerland-stub