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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Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Lucerne 2013
Jesuitenkirche (Jesuit Church)
9 Comments CherryPie on Oct 26th 2013
…doing something he loves.
THIS MONUMENT
was erected in 1845 by Public Subscription to the memory of
ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD
who in the Royal Sovereign on the 21st October 1805, led the British Fleet
into action at Trafalgar and sustained the Sea Fight for upwards of an hour
before the other ships were within gun shot, which caused Nelson to exclaim
“SEE [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 25th 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
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Newcastle Moot Hall
A moot hall is a meeting or assembly building, traditionally to decide local issues:
In Anglo-Saxon England, a low ring-shaped earthwork served as a moot hill or moot mound, where the elders of the hundred would meet to take decisions. Some of these acquired permanent buildings, known as moot halls. However, many moot halls are on relatively new sites within later [...]
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Durham Cathedral
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2013
