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Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Lucerne 2013
Online Check-In Nightmare
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 14th 2013
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Alhambra Hall of Mirrors
This hall of mirrors is situated near to the glacier garden.
Set up for the amusement park at the Swiss National Exhibition of 1896 in Geneva.
Created by Heinrich Ernst, a Zurich architect, the Alhambran labyrinth of mirrors was one of the main attractions a the Parc de Plaisance during the Swiss National Exhibition in Geneva in [...]
17 Comments CherryPie on Oct 28th 2013
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Lucerne 2013
Jesuitenkirche (Jesuit Church)
Lured to Lucerne by the wealthy Ludwig Pfyffer von Altishofen, the Jesuits brought the Counter Reformation to Lucerne in the 17th century; the elaborate Jesuitenkirche, dedicated to Francis Xavier, was constructed in 1666. Architects from Italy and Austria built what many believe to be the most beautiful Baroque church in Switzerland.
9 Comments CherryPie on Oct 26th 2013
Filed under Art, Holidays, Lucerne 2013
Amrein’s House – Windows
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 14th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Lucerne 2013
Architecture 100 :: 39 Amrein’s House
This ‘historic chalet’ was built in 1874 and is the former residence of the Amrein-Troller family. It is now a musem displaying many interesting historical facts (in particular the historical geology) of the region.
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 13th 2013
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Rotsee Strata
This sandtone slab from the ‘Rotsee strata’ exhibits an array of aquatic life forms which lived at the bottom of the sea bay just under 33ft deep. These life forms fed on suspended organic matter which they filtered through their gills.
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 12th 2013
