Lucerne, Lucerne, Lucerne, or all of the official name, depending on what language we use. Interesting hints of this sort can be found when we travelled to Switzerland but does not carry as well as tourist brochures.
At first the town was only a small fishing village, located on the West Bank of Lake Lucerne. However, since the year 840, Hillbilly named Lucaria began to enter into the historical record. This name refers to the figure of St. Leodegar, Catholic clergy, who founded a monastery on the spot at around the year 700. Gradually, Lucaria later changed to Lucerne. From a hamlet of fishermen eventually grew into a large town.
These developments occurred after the Gotthard Pass, a road was built across the Alps, was opened. Location of the town was later changed to very conveniently located on the trade route between the Rhine Valley in Southern Germany and Lombardy in Northern Italy.
In 1332, Lucerne has prospered, joined in a Confederation of three canton (State), the founder of the early federal countries Switzerland. Prosperity is increasingly felt, after the road water transportation held here.
The picturesque town on the banks of the Lake is in fact finally also connected with the railway line. Be a trading city of Lucerne as well as tourist destination.
Lucerne indeed abound all sorts of natural beauty. With a background of snow cover on all year, and this means that for the next four seasons, always seem to adorn the top of the Alps. While the expanse of Evergreen forest surrounding the town, combined with the clear water of the Lake is blue sparkle.
Despite its location far inland and Switzerland in the middle of mainland Europe, Lucerne every time fishing the influx of hundreds of thousands of travelers from all over the world. They are equipped with all the beauty of sightseeing water on Lake Lucerne, Lake covering an area of 38 square kilometers which merges with the Lake of Uri, to get to the rugged stone wall of hills in the Alpine region.
The Oldest Wooden Bridge
One of the main sights of Lucerne is a wooden bridge which spans the River Reuss. The bridge in the middle of the city known as The Chapel, built in 1333 and is believed to be the oldest wooden bridge in the world.
For more than seven centuries, the bridge is already several times (last 1993) diamuk by a blaze. Every time a fire broke out, the local government then drop hand restorer.
This bridge can always seem intact and never seem to have deterred and felt was able to survive, although all the pillar that inundated for hundreds of years.
"This is the symbol of constancy attitudes of Lucerne, always timeless and want to improve themselves," says Christine, the girl guide, explains with a tone of jaunty.
Although the course of history have made most of the buildings in Lucerne began to seem old result with age, thus travelers can enjoy the serenity and beauty of the classic charm of the life of the community in an outback town of Europe.
On the other hand, the Lucerne is also trying to beautify themselves, without leaving the old one. The city can display traits of modern people's life, complete with all sorts of perniknya.
In 1971, the great fire devours Lucerne train station. In the former location of the fire, now stands a magnificent complex of buildings that is named the Luzernersaal. A combination of the concert hall, the Convention Center, as well as art galleries.
The complex's main building is the work of French architect, Jean Nouvel. Combined with the design of the inside of the building by the original United States, acoustic expert Russel Johnson.
Today, not only the former have no fire left. The complex is then instead appears as a benchmark reference materials, as well as guidelines in the building, to build a similar complex in all corners of the world.
Of The Order Of The Jesuits
Sunday morning in early July, I was awakened from sleep by the sound of a dozen bells, thundering sound with the rhythm of the hard penetrating into the hotel room. With his eyes still half asleep, Christine reminded, "Lucerne is a city built by the Federation of Switzerland as an example of the Catholic city, in order to meet the Convention's recommendations of Trent 1545-1563".
Not just Catholics, even in the beginning, the management of the city is specifically given to the Jesuit Order. Thus, a number of churches present in Lucerne blatant. Every Sunday, the Trade Center turned quiet because of the CAP.
"We've had six days of work, not being willing to cook one day we submit it to scrape the creator?" said Christine seriously.
The community of Lucerne since centuries XVI to build special education center of the order of Jesuits and equip it with a variety of additional buildings. The peak of the activity they finally make it work and founded a church dedicated to St. Franciscus Xaverius (1506-1552). The special construction of the Church began in 1666 and was completed eleven years later.
Nowadays, not only the meaning of the building in history to be important as it commemorates one of holy figures in Catholicism is well known, St. Franciscus Xaverius, who had once worked in Malaya, Ambon, Ternate, to mainland China. For the general public, Church architecture is very interesting because it marks the trail of Baroque style, which was never recorded in its own impression in the world of architecture.
In the book Die Kunstdenkmaler des Kantons Luzern, Adolf Reinle describes, "a building really is a work of a genius ..."
Don't overdo praise. Of all the Baroque style church building at the North and South of the Alps, the Jesuit Church in Lucerne occupies a special position. Its unique, enchanting bangunnya design is rendered with the following skills a prime details.
So the impression from the outside. Moreover, on the inside, preserved many ancient paintings and sculptures are indeed very beautiful.
At first the town was only a small fishing village, located on the West Bank of Lake Lucerne. However, since the year 840, Hillbilly named Lucaria began to enter into the historical record. This name refers to the figure of St. Leodegar, Catholic clergy, who founded a monastery on the spot at around the year 700. Gradually, Lucaria later changed to Lucerne. From a hamlet of fishermen eventually grew into a large town.
These developments occurred after the Gotthard Pass, a road was built across the Alps, was opened. Location of the town was later changed to very conveniently located on the trade route between the Rhine Valley in Southern Germany and Lombardy in Northern Italy.
In 1332, Lucerne has prospered, joined in a Confederation of three canton (State), the founder of the early federal countries Switzerland. Prosperity is increasingly felt, after the road water transportation held here.
The picturesque town on the banks of the Lake is in fact finally also connected with the railway line. Be a trading city of Lucerne as well as tourist destination.
Lucerne indeed abound all sorts of natural beauty. With a background of snow cover on all year, and this means that for the next four seasons, always seem to adorn the top of the Alps. While the expanse of Evergreen forest surrounding the town, combined with the clear water of the Lake is blue sparkle.
Despite its location far inland and Switzerland in the middle of mainland Europe, Lucerne every time fishing the influx of hundreds of thousands of travelers from all over the world. They are equipped with all the beauty of sightseeing water on Lake Lucerne, Lake covering an area of 38 square kilometers which merges with the Lake of Uri, to get to the rugged stone wall of hills in the Alpine region.
The Oldest Wooden Bridge
One of the main sights of Lucerne is a wooden bridge which spans the River Reuss. The bridge in the middle of the city known as The Chapel, built in 1333 and is believed to be the oldest wooden bridge in the world.
For more than seven centuries, the bridge is already several times (last 1993) diamuk by a blaze. Every time a fire broke out, the local government then drop hand restorer.
This bridge can always seem intact and never seem to have deterred and felt was able to survive, although all the pillar that inundated for hundreds of years.
"This is the symbol of constancy attitudes of Lucerne, always timeless and want to improve themselves," says Christine, the girl guide, explains with a tone of jaunty.
Although the course of history have made most of the buildings in Lucerne began to seem old result with age, thus travelers can enjoy the serenity and beauty of the classic charm of the life of the community in an outback town of Europe.
On the other hand, the Lucerne is also trying to beautify themselves, without leaving the old one. The city can display traits of modern people's life, complete with all sorts of perniknya.
In 1971, the great fire devours Lucerne train station. In the former location of the fire, now stands a magnificent complex of buildings that is named the Luzernersaal. A combination of the concert hall, the Convention Center, as well as art galleries.
The complex's main building is the work of French architect, Jean Nouvel. Combined with the design of the inside of the building by the original United States, acoustic expert Russel Johnson.
Today, not only the former have no fire left. The complex is then instead appears as a benchmark reference materials, as well as guidelines in the building, to build a similar complex in all corners of the world.
Of The Order Of The Jesuits
Sunday morning in early July, I was awakened from sleep by the sound of a dozen bells, thundering sound with the rhythm of the hard penetrating into the hotel room. With his eyes still half asleep, Christine reminded, "Lucerne is a city built by the Federation of Switzerland as an example of the Catholic city, in order to meet the Convention's recommendations of Trent 1545-1563".
Not just Catholics, even in the beginning, the management of the city is specifically given to the Jesuit Order. Thus, a number of churches present in Lucerne blatant. Every Sunday, the Trade Center turned quiet because of the CAP.
"We've had six days of work, not being willing to cook one day we submit it to scrape the creator?" said Christine seriously.
The community of Lucerne since centuries XVI to build special education center of the order of Jesuits and equip it with a variety of additional buildings. The peak of the activity they finally make it work and founded a church dedicated to St. Franciscus Xaverius (1506-1552). The special construction of the Church began in 1666 and was completed eleven years later.
Nowadays, not only the meaning of the building in history to be important as it commemorates one of holy figures in Catholicism is well known, St. Franciscus Xaverius, who had once worked in Malaya, Ambon, Ternate, to mainland China. For the general public, Church architecture is very interesting because it marks the trail of Baroque style, which was never recorded in its own impression in the world of architecture.
In the book Die Kunstdenkmaler des Kantons Luzern, Adolf Reinle describes, "a building really is a work of a genius ..."
Don't overdo praise. Of all the Baroque style church building at the North and South of the Alps, the Jesuit Church in Lucerne occupies a special position. Its unique, enchanting bangunnya design is rendered with the following skills a prime details.
So the impression from the outside. Moreover, on the inside, preserved many ancient paintings and sculptures are indeed very beautiful.
