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switzerland

• Switzerland
  microApr 2, 2024mapsswitzerlandgeography

  The beautifully rendered topography of Switzerland. (full resolution)

• Chillon Castle
  microFeb 13, 2024historyswitzerlandgeographyarchitecture

  Chillon Castle , island fortress on Lake Geneva, Switzerland. The building originally dates to the 11th century, but there’s evidence the Romans had forts on the small island a millennium earlier. It’s functioned as f…

• Lucernes Kappelbrücke Chapel Bridge Was Built In 1360
  microJan 30, 2024geographyswitzerlandbridgescities

  Lucerne’sKappelbrücke (Chapel Bridge) was built in 1360. I got to walk across when I visited in 2014. Switzerland is like a 2-sided time warp: part medieval village, part urban futurescape.