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Map of building types used in European farmhouses. Switzerland contains regions that include three of the five broad types. Traditional Swiss farm and village house design depended on a number of factors including the local climate, type of agriculture, materials available, local tradition and location.
The Early Bronze Age Rhône culture in western Switzerland (c. 2200-1500 BC) developed from the Bell Beaker culture and was closely related to the Unetice culture in central Europe. This was followed by the Tumulus culture (c. 1500-1300 BC) in the Middle Bronze Age, and the Urnfield culture in the Late Bronze Age (c. 1300 BC).
Map of the Helvetic Republic (1798) Map of Switzerland in 1815 New cantons were added only in the modern period, during 1803–1815; this mostly concerned former subject territories now recognized as full cantons (such as Vaud, Ticino and Aargau), and the full integration of territories that had been more loosely allied to the Confederacy (such as Geneva, Valais and Grisons).
They were built in the early 20th century, providing a rapid and easy route into many formerly isolated alpine settlements. Building the railroads required overcoming technical challenges with bridges, galleries, and tunnels. The site is shared with Italy. [11] Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona: Grisons, Glarus, St. Gallen 2008 1179; viii (natural)
Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps are a series of prehistoric pile dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps built from about 5000 to 500 BC on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands.
But still, Switzerland remained a relative "oasis of peace and prosperity" [4] (Grimmelshausen) while Europe was torn by the Thirty Years' War. The cities generally lay low and watched the destruction from afar, the Republic of Zürich investing in building state-of-the-art city ramparts.
Switzerland: 1930: 1932: heritage listed (1986); World Heritage Site (2016) [2] Charles de Beistegui penthouse apartment Paris France 1930 1930 Immeuble Molitor: 24, rue Nungessor & Coli, 75016 Paris: France: 1931: 1934: Apartment building with similar facades to two streets. Contains le Corbusier's own apartment; World Heritage Site (2016) [2 ...
A map of Switzerland during the ... from 1291-1516 - The Reform - Early Modern Switzerland - Switzerland in the ... Buildings and structures in Switzerland.