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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. Each region in Switzerland developed their own style of vernacular architecture to meet these factors.
Swiss chalet style (German: Schweizerstil, Norwegian: Sveitserstil) is an architectural style of Late Historicism, originally inspired by rural chalets in Switzerland and the Alpine (mountainous) regions of Central Europe. The style refers to traditional building designs characterised by widely projecting roofs and facades richly decorated with ...
A chalet (pronounced / ˈ ʃ æ l eɪ / SHAL-ay in British English; in American English usually / ʃ æ ˈ l eɪ / shal-AY), also called Swiss chalet, is a type of building or house, typical of the Alpine region in Europe.
Ballenberg is an open-air museum in Switzerland that displays traditional buildings and architecture from all over the country. Located near Brienz in the municipality of Hofstetten bei Brienz, Canton of Bern, Ballenberg has over 100 original buildings that have been transported from their original sites. [1]
Some of the traditional symbols of Switzerland: the Swiss flag, the alphorn and the snow-capped Alps. Folk art is kept alive in organizations all over the country. In Switzerland, it is mostly expressed in music, dance, poetry, wood carving and embroidery. There are also many regional and local rites demarcating times of the year.
The reinforced concrete bridge, 132 metres (433 ft) long and spanning 93 metres (305 ft) over the Salgina gorge, was designed by Swiss civil engineer Robert Maillart (1872–1949) and was completed in 1930. The bridge is prominent due to the innovative use of new materials during the construction and elegant design.
Architecture in Switzerland by period or style. This is a container category. Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories. Subcategories.
Swiss Chalet Revival architecture (14 P) Pages in category "Swiss chalet architecture" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.