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Archive for the tag 'Switzerland'
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 25th 2013
More ‘Light & Dark’ can be found in the gallery.
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 23rd 2013
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Lucerne 2013
The Cycle of Life…
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 23rd 2013
4 Comments CherryPie on Aug 22nd 2013
Sometimes when I upload photographs to my computer I see things that I did not notice when taking the photographs. This sequence of photos is one of those occasions…
I managed to capture a self portrait of myself in the first photograph and in the third photograph the man at the centre of the carving [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 20th 2013
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Lucerne 2013
Architecture 100 :: 36 – Hofkirche St. Leodegar
From Wiki:
The Church of St. Leodegar (German: St. Leodegar im Hof or Hofkirche St. Leodegar) is the most important church and a landmark in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. It was built in parts from 1633 to 1639 on the foundation of the Roman basilica which had burnt in 1633. This church was one of the few [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 19th 2013
Filed under Holidays, Lucerne 2013
The Chapel Bridge and Water Tower
The Chapel Bridge and Water Tower were built in the 14th century. The bridge served as a rampart, as well as part of the towns fortification. Originally 285 meters long, the bridge was shortened several times during the 19th century. Water tower served as a dungeon, archive and treasury vault.
In the 17th century the Chapel [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 15th 2013
