SkyWatch Friday
Luzern is a beautiful small city with the bonus of a lake and mountains all around it. Please click pictures for a better view.The Kapellbrücke ("Chapel Bridge" in German) is a 204 m (670 ft) long bridge crossing the Reuss River in the city of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is the oldest wooden bridge in Europe, and one of Switzerland's main tourist attractions.
The covered bridge, constructed in 1333, was designed to help protect the city of Lucerne from attacks. Inside the bridge are a series of paintings from the 17th century depicting events from Luzern's history. Much of the bridge, and the majority of these paintings, were destroyed in a 1993 fire, though it was quickly rebuilt.
Adjoining the bridge is the 140 feet tall Wasserturm (Water Tower), an octagonal tower made from brick, which has served as a prison, torture chamber, watchtower and treasury. Today the tower, which is part of the city wall, is used as the guild hall of the artillery association. The tower and the bridge are Lucerne's trademark and form the most photographed monument in the country.
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Last September I was visiting Luzern (Lucerne). My daughter and I thought we could do a spot of shopping. All the shops were closed for the day. The city was celebrating the day of a saint; Instead of shopping we went with one of the old ships and had a great outing on lake Vierwaldstaetten. For more SkyWatch Friday pictures go to http://skeyley.blogspot.com/
28 comments:
Thank for the explain, and nice photos...
Lucerne or Luzern ???
Beautiful! I love the sea, but lakes are also incredibly beautiful.
Hpaay Sky Watch friday!
Katarina
The background, the history, makes it all the more interesting. Beautiful images both!
Splendid photos! And very informative!
What a lovely post!
Beautiful.
Just missing Switzerland,,,, Perfect catch for Skywatch Friday!!!! Mine's up too hope too see you around.. Have a great weekend!
Oh so beautiful!
Very nice pics with a great atmosphere. Thanks for sharing!
Cheers
http://reginainpictures.blogspot.com/
Very interesting and lovely pictures. Thank you.
great info and photos
Gill in Canada
That's really pretty. Haven't been to Switzerland, yet, but it is on my to see-list.
Two beautiful pictures. Clearly a wonderful place to visit!
Pretty photos for sky watch friday, always interesting to learn more about the scene and the story behind the photo. Thanks for sharing with us all.
I have not yet been to Luzern, but I would like to visit. Thank you for these nice photos.
Beautiful pictures! Luzern is a nice city!
A beautiful and historic town and the Vierwaldstetter See is sheer magic. Nice photos and historical background.
Terrific post, great information and your pictures are delightful. How I wish I could see this with my own eyes... very nice indeed!
~Michele~
Mountain Retreat- Canada
Just gorgeous pics and gorgeous places - thank you! Have a nice weekend:)
wonderful photo and amazing history!!!
Schade, dass ich dich letzten September "virtuell" noch nicht "gekannt" habe....Luzern ist ja nicht weit weg ;-) und immer einen Besuch wert!!
Herzlichen Gruss, Barbara
Beautiful pictures from Luzern, thank you for sharing, because I was never there! The scenery is great and the atmoshpere looks very calm. I think you enjoyed your stay there last year!
Here in Vienna it is sunny again and maybe we will hike through the sourrounding hills tomorrow. Maybe the beech trees are already yellow!
Have a nice weekend!
Oh, my....how interesting to see this old bridge and read your information about it! Thank you! Greetings from Iowa, USA.
A very interesting bridge, I like the flowers all along the side.
Thank you for your nice comment last Sky Watch. I'm sorry that I,'m late with my answer. It is grass on the house in one of the photos. Some people use grass-roof on their houses or cabins. If you look at my my photos before last SWF, you can see some old houses with grass-roof.
But I must say something about your wonderful SWF-post. Beautiful photos and very interesting interesting. Fantastic!
Have a nice week:)
Ein schöner und informativer Post, Titania! Ich kann mich noch gut daran erinnern, wie im TV über diesen schrecklichen Brand berichtet wurde und hätte jetzt gar nicht gedacht, dass das schon wieder so lange her ist.
LG
Angelika
Great photos,interesting story.Thanks for visiting!
Hi Titania, thanks for stopping by. I have enjoyed your photos of Lucerne, a city I have never visited but enjoyed through your wonderful photographs. Thank you!
Thank you to everybody who has visited. See you around next SWF.
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