Zeitturm-Zytturm Luzern (Clock Tower Lucene) |
6004 Luzern, Switzerland (Luzern) |
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Museggmauer, 5. Turm
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| Floor area | only roughly guessed: 200 m² / 2 153 ft² |
Museum typ
Clocks and Watches
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Opening times
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Good Friday to October 31th daily from 8am - 7pm Guided tours possible by prior appointment by phone Karfreitag bis 31.Oktober täglich 8-19 Uhr
Führungen nach telefonischer Voranmeldung möglich |
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Status from 01/2016
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Free entry, donations expected. | ||||
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| Homepage | www.museggmauer.ch/index.php?id=11 | ||||
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| Description | ExhibitionThe clock-tower was an element of the fortification of Lucerne. The town wall and its nine towers, built between the 14th and 16th century, stood as a symbol for the ever growing power of the City and Republic of Lucerne. The clock-tower was built in the 15th century but the oldest timber used for the platforms can be dated to the year 1403. In 1513 a hip-roof was erected and the tower finally received its actual shape. The fresco-painting (1596) on the south façade shows two giants holding the face of the clock. The giants being the symbol of strength and power of the soldiers and mercenaries of Lucerne. Thanks to the clock of the clock-tower the people in the city and the boat crews out on the lake could read the accurate time. Still today the stroke of the clock-tower clock is one minute before the chime of the church bells (privilege of first stroke). |
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