Switzerland · Abbey
Engelberg Abbey (1120): the “Mountain of Angels” Pointed Out by Heavenly Powers, at the Foot of the Titlis
Secondo la leggenda, furono forze celesti a indicare il sito su cui sorgere: da qui il nome latino…
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Switzerland · Building
Federal Palace of Switzerland
The seat of Swiss government and parliament, this monumental complex of three interconnected buildings anchors Bern's political identity…
Switzerland · Church
Fraumünster (853): the convent whose abbesses ruled Zurich, now home to five Chagall windows
Nell'853, il re Ludovico il Germanico fondò questo convento per la figlia Ildegarda, dotandolo delle terre di Zurigo,…
Switzerland · Cathedral
Fribourg Cathedral (1283–1490): Two Hundred Years of Gothic Building, Crowned by Art Nouveau Windows Completed in the Twentieth Century
Costruita tra il 1283 e il 1490 in stile gotico su una posizione dominante sulla città, la cattedrale…
Switzerland · Building
Genève-Cornavin railway station
Geneva's third-largest railway station by passenger volume, Cornavin connects Switzerland to France via 720+ daily departures across eight…
Switzerland · Area
Glarus thrust
A UNESCO-recognized Alpine thrust fault in eastern Switzerland where ancient rocks were thrust 100+ kilometers northward, creating dramatic…
Switzerland · Building
Goetheanum
Rudolf Steiner’s sculptural concrete Goetheanum (1925–1928) near Basel, world centre of anthroposophy and a landmark of Expressionism.
Switzerland · Area
Great St Bernard Pass
An ancient Alpine pass linking Switzerland and Italy, elevated 2,469 m and famously crossed by Napoleon in 1800.
Switzerland · Church
Grossmünster (1220): where a plate of Lenten sausages sparked the Swiss Reformation
La sera del 9 marzo 1522, primo venerdì di Quaresima, alcuni operai riuniti in casa dello stampatore Christoph…
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