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11-Sep-2019

Lucerne Old Walls

The Musegg wall with its nine towers is part of the ramparts built in the 14th century to protect the town of Lucerne - as is the Chapel Bridge. The wall is astoundingly well preserved, and standing up on one of the towers you can imagine the strategies and worries of the townspeople then. The wall and four towers are open to the public during the warmer part of the year. The wall begins with the so-called Nölli tower in the west above the Geissmatt bridge, and ends at Museggstrasse 7, at the eastern end of the old town. The accessible towers from west to east are: the Männli tower, adorned with a figure of a soldier (the little man or 'Männli'), the Wacht tower, the Zyt tower with its clock dating from 1535 and the Schirmer tower.

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Nirvan Hope21-Dec-2019 04:19
A fine view of the tower and wall.
Dennis Hoyne21-Dec-2019 04:05
Nice image. I always like your historical comments to go with the lovely photos.
Gill Kopy21-Dec-2019 01:12
What wonderful history and a great shot of the old city. V
Hank Vander Velde20-Dec-2019 22:16
A nice well composed image Jose.
Jim Coffman20-Dec-2019 20:34
Very nice capture, Jose!
Colin Storey20-Dec-2019 20:34
Great image of the old city walls.
Tom Beech20-Dec-2019 20:12
Nice shot from the far bank..
Tom Munson20-Dec-2019 19:45
Beautiful capture, Jose.
Nick Paoni20-Dec-2019 19:12
It is preserved so well and looks like a neat place to explore.
Walter Otto Koenig20-Dec-2019 19:11
Nice view of the old city fortifications. "V"
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