Lucerne - Chapel Bridge across the Ruess River by Mark Sukhija

By: Mark Sukhija

Lucerne - Chapel Bridge across the Ruess River

The wooden Kappelbrücke in Lucerne is one of the most famous bridges in Switzerland. Extensively rebuilt in the mid-90's after a disastrous fire which destroyed much of the bridge and the paintings, the bridge remains one of the most photographed monuments in Switzerland and a symbol of Lucerne

Originally the bridge was designed to to help protect the city of Lucerne from attack and formed part of the city fortifications. The Water Tower (Wasserturm) has variously served as a prison, torture chamber and treasury.

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About Mark Sukhija

Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook