Switzerland - Lucerne the Hofkirche
Coloured lantern slide of a view across Lucerne, Switzerland with the stand out twin spires of Hofkirche or Church of St. Leodegar. A true landmark in Lucerne, it was built in parts from 1633 to 1639. This church was one of the few built north of the Alps during the Thirty Years War and one of the largest and art history rich churches of the German late renaissance period.. Slide number 15 of Box 181 entitled Swiss No.1
Picture No
10903235
Media ID
44914472
Size
4336px x 4308px
(12.9MB)
Credit
©The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans
Source
Lantern slide
Date
circa 1890s





























