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The Tour de Sauvabelin (literally "Tower of Sauvabelin") is a wooden tower located in the Sauvabelin forest in Lausanne, Switzerland. The tower was built in 2003 by Julius Natterer and stands 35 meters high . [1] [2] It offers a panoramic view of the city of Lausanne, Lake Léman, and the surrounding countryside and mountains.
The age of the tower is unclear. Near the top of the tower an inscription reads 1230–1885. [ 1 ] Based on this inscription and other evidence, since the 19th century it has been considered by many writers to be the one clear remnant of the Savoy city walls which were built between 1255 and 1260. [ 2 ]
The Zytglogge's internal layout has changed over time to reflect the tower's change of purpose from guard tower to city prison to clock tower. The thirteenth-century guard tower was not much more than a hollow shell of walls that was open towards the city in the east. [30] Only in the fourteenth century was a layer of four storeys inserted. [31]
The Hexenturm is a stone tower in the municipality of Sarnen in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. [1] The name ("witch tower") refers to its use as a prison for suspected witches in the 17th century. Today it houses the Cantonal Archives of Obwalden.
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The architecture of Switzerland was influenced by its location astride major trade routes, along with diverse architectural traditions of the four national languages. Romans and later Italians brought their monumental and vernacular architecture north over the Alps, meeting the Germanic and German styles coming south and French influences ...
Terrorism in Switzerland has occurred periodically since the 1970s. Switzerland has experienced both domestic and international terrorism over the past several decades, though domestic terrorism was primarily low‐level violence.
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