The Eternal Alliance between Rottweil and the Swiss Confederation

9 January 2020

The ancient Roman town of Arae Flaviae, present-day Rottweil, has had an alliance with the Eidgenossenschaft of thirteen Orte (or cantons) since 1519. The town already had the status of Angewandter Ort since 1467. Twelve of the thirteen Orte ratified the eternal alliance (ewiger Bund) with Rottweil in 1519: Zurich, Bern, Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Zug, … Read more » “The Eternal Alliance between Rottweil and the Swiss Confederation”

Watch-making and City-planning in Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds

16 June 2019

The unique grid planning of Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds (canton Neuchâtel) emerged in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and was based on the watch-making industry. Both cities were destroyed by fires (in 1794 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, 1833 and 1844 in Le Locle). Their reconstruction was based on a consensus of private and public interests, … Read more » “Watch-making and City-planning in Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds”

One Century Lia Rumantscha

6 May 2019

The Lia Rumantscha (Romansh Organisation) was founded in Chur in 1919 as an umbrella organisation of Romansh associations in Graubünden (Grisons). The Lia Rumantscha created the Rumantsch Grischun. This language is based on three Romansh idioms (Sursilvan, Vallader and Surmiran). (further information: www. liarumantscha.ch).

The Panorama of Thun and other Swiss Panoramas

26 February 2019

The Panorama of Thun (1809) by Marquard Wocher (1760-1830) is the oldest surviving panorama in the world, dating back 210 years. No more than 21 other panoramas made before 1900 survived, four of which can be seen in Switzerland: Einsiedeln (the crucifixion of Christ), Murten (the battle of Murten 1476), Lucerne (the flight of the … Read more » “The Panorama of Thun and other Swiss Panoramas”

Rhäzuns, Habsburg and the Romanesque Churches Sogn Paul und Sogn Gieri

31 January 2019

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The Reformation, the Grossmünster und the Fraumünster in Zurich

29 January 2019

Zurich commemorates the Reformation. The Association «500 Jahre Zürcher Reformation” (500 Jahre Zürcher Reformation) coordinates and supports projects to raise awareness of its significance. The House of Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575), opposite the Grossmünster The Association focuses on the (international) relevance, repercussions, and political and social influences in Zurich, the (old) Confederation, and Europe. (Source and … Read more » “The Reformation, the Grossmünster und the Fraumünster in Zurich”

Dada and Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich 1916-2016

19 September 2018

The first recorded session of Dada took place on 5 February 1916 at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, featuring Hugo Ball, Emmy Hennings, Marcel Janco, Tristan Tzara, and Jean Arp. Dada was a central movement in 20th-century art. Its spirit developed in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of Zurich, a city of many artists, during the First … Read more » “Dada and Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich 1916-2016”