page_title: Paxmal
hierarchical_section_title: Paxmal
caption_attribution_description: A monument, created by one man in a time of 25 years, from 1924 to 1949. The location high above the Walensee (Lake Walen) on 1282 m.ü.M. (4206 ft asl) is a so-called hotspot or energy-place. During the construction, Karl Bickel worked as a freelancer for the printing and stamps department of the post administration in Bern. In 1966 he gave the monument to the Swiss PTT enterprises. The artist died in 1982, 33 years after the completion of this work, here on the mountain. The bare brickwork is made of limestone blocks of the rocks from the near Churfirsten mountains behind. In June and July 2007 there were even weddings at this location. Walenstadtberg, Switzerland, Sep 8, 2012.
context_page_description: The Paxmal is a peace monument built by Karl Bickel between 1924 and 1949, in Walenstadtberg above Walenstadt, in Switzerland.
  The left wall is the earthly life: a couple of people 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 artist who worked for the Swiss Post as a stamps graphic designer.
context_section_description: The Paxmal is a peace monument built by Karl Bickel between 1924 and 1949, in Walenstadtberg above Walenstadt, in Switzerland.
  The left wall is the earthly life: a couple of people 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 artist who worked for the Swiss Post as a  stamps graphic designer.
caption: The Paxmal Monument
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