The crossing of Suvorov through the Alps is a historical event known to many. In the 18th century, when Napoleon sought to establish his dominance in Europe, the Russian commander forced him to reconsider his military plans by entering Switzerland through the difficult Gotthard Pass. In 1898, a hundred years later, a monument was erected near the Devil's Bridge by the village of Andermatt, initiated and funded by Prince Sergey Golitsyn. It is a twelve-meter cross carved into the rock, with an inscription in bronze letters: "To the valiant companions of the Generalissimo Field Marshal Count Suvorov, of Rymnik, Prince of Italy, who perished during the crossing of the Alps in 1799." Nearby is a bronze sword with a laurel wreath.

The community of Ursern, without notifying the Swiss authorities, decided to transfer a plot of land to Russia free of charge for the installation of the monument. Since then, the rock with the monument, a small platform, and the path to it are considered Russian territory. Interestingly, the Swiss government only learned about this in the 1970s. The construction of the monument took three years. At the opening ceremony, General Heinrich von Segesser of the Swiss army assured that the Swiss would carefully guard this cross, and no one would desecrate it, as no one would pass through the Gotthard with war again.