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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Amrein’s House – Windows
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 14th 2013
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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
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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?
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 7th 2013
