Switzerland. Geneva. Bastions Park. A group of men practice karate in the late afternoon close to the Reformation Wall. Karate is a martial art and is now predominantly a striking art using punching, kicking, knee strikes, elbow strikes and open-hand techniques. Below the karatekas’ feet, a Geneva flag is on the ground. The flag of Geneva shows the Imperial Eagle and a Key of St. Peter (symbolizing the status of Geneva as episcopal seat. The Reformation Wall stretches for 100 m, depicting numerous Protestant figures from across Europe. The International Monument to the Reformation (French: Monument international de la Réformation, German: Internationales Reformationsdenkmal), usually known as the Reformation Wall (French: Mur des réformateurs), is a monument in Geneva. It honours many of the main individuals, events, and documents of the Protestant Reformation by depicting them in statues and bas-reliefs. It is built into the old city walls of Geneva, and the monument's location there is designed to represent the fortifications', and therefore the city of Geneva's, integral importance to the Reformation. During the Reformation, Geneva was the centre of Calvinism, and its history and heritage since the sixteenth century has been closely linked to that of Protestantism. Due to the close connections to that theology, the individuals most prominently depicted on the Wall were Calvinists. Sculptures of four great figures of the Geneva protestant movement: Guillaume Farel (1489 - 1565), Jean Calvin (1509-1564), Theodore de Beze (1513-1605) and John Knox (1513-1572). 14.07.2020 © 2020 Didier Ruef