When the St Gallen merchant Emil Alpiger (1841-1905) returned to Zurich in 1896, after more than twenty years in Teheran. He had founded one of the world’s biggest Persian textile trading companies and carpet manufacturers. His luggage included a treasure of Persian clothes and fabrics.. The collection was carefully looked after by his family across generations. Now, more than a hundred years later, the precious pieces are the focus of a special exhibition.
"The cradle of the confederation" Chamber of the Swiss national Council by Charles Giron (1859-1914), 1901.
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Photograph: www.parlament.ch.