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Lucerne (English: / l uː ˈ s ɜːr n / loo-SURN) or Luzern (Swiss Standard German: ⓘ) [note 1] is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the district of the same name.
This list contains all cultural property of national significance (class A) in the canton of Lucerne from the 2009 Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance. It is sorted by municipality and contains 83 individual buildings, 27 collections, 17 archaeological finds and 6 other, special sites.
The Chronicle of the City of Lucerne was composed around 1482 by Melchior Russ from Lucerne. [1] Russ’ chronicle, which is preceded by a translation of the preface of Albrecht Vonstetten’s description of the Burgundian Wars, is primarily based on Benedict Tschachtlan and Heinrich Dittlinger’s revised version of Conrad Justinger’s Bernese Chronicle (German: Chronik der Stadt Bern).
The canton of Lucerne comprises territories acquired by its capital Lucerne, either by treaty, armed occupation or purchase.The first town acquired was Weggis (in 1380), Rothenburg, Kriens, Horw, Sempach and Hochdorf (all in 1394), Wolhusen and Entlebuch (1405), the so-called "Habsburger region" to the northeast of the town of Lucerne (1406), Willisau (1407), Sursee and Beromünster (1415 ...
The Kapellbrücke (literally, Chapel Bridge) is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland.Named after the nearby St. Peter's Chapel, [1] the bridge is unique in containing a number of interior paintings dating back to the 17th century, although many of them were destroyed along with a larger part of the centuries-old bridge in ...
However, when no suitable site could be found in Zurich for the planned museum, the city of Lucerne offered the association a 22,500 square metres (242,000 sq ft) site adjacent to Lake Lucerne. Construction began in 1957 and the museum was opened two years later on 1 July 1959. A planetarium was added in 1969 and an aerospace hall in 1972. [2]
The home of Richard Wagner; now a museum. Tribschen (also seen as Triebschen) is a district of the city of Lucerne, in the Canton of Lucerne in central Switzerland.. Tribschen is best known today as the home of the German composer Richard Wagner from 30 March 1866 to 22 April 1872.
In 1931 the house and surrounding parkland were purchased from the Am Rhyn family by the City of Lucerne. The villa was opened as a museum in 1933. [1] [3] In 1938, the first Lucerne Festival began with a concert in the gardens of the villa, conducted by Arturo Toscanini. It included music by Wagner. [4]