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.
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Jesuitenkirche (Jesuit Church)
9 Comments CherryPie on Oct 26th 2013
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Lucerne Gallery
In the next few days I will be getting back to sharing some of the places I visited on my Lucerne Holiday. In the meanwhile I have uploaded my photos to the ‘Cherry on her Travels’ gallery, they can be viewed here.
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 24th 2013
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The Glacier Garden
In 1872 during the course of building work on a wine cellar, Josef Wilhelm Amrein-Troller discovered a rock along with its 32 large potholes. These features were formed by the action of water and stones that fell through crevasses in the overlaying glacier.
The glacier garden was created to preserve the feature. It is coverd [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2013
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Pilgrimage?
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Swiss Transport Museum
It is my turn at Vision & Verb and today I am talking about the Swiss Transport Museum. I invite you to join me there.
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 5th 2013
