This section contains an overview of the most relevant monuments in Switzerland.
13 June 2019
The temple of Bevaix (Le Temple de Bevaix) was built in 1605 and 1606. The remains of the ancient Benedictine abbey of Bevaix, which was built in 998, were used as building materials. The monastery had fallen into disrepair after the Reformation around 1530. The Romanesque vaults and some windows of the tower and other … Read more » “The Temple of Bevaix”
24 May 2019
Fishermen, boatmen and traders already inhabited the valley near Basel before the arrival of the Romans. The Romans introduced the water mills. The first church dates from the fifth century, when Basel was the bishop’s residence. Burkhard von Hasenburg (1040-1107), bishop of Basel, founded the monastery of St. Alban in 1083. The powerful abbey of … Read more » “The St. Alban Church”
12 February 2019
The castle of Romont was built in 1240 by Pierre II of Savoy (the Little Charlemagne, 1203-1268). The castle houses the glass museum (Vitromusée) nowadays. The museum has a unique stained glass collection from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Art Nouveau to contemporary works. (Quelle: F. Guex, Romont, Stiftskirche und ehemalige Kapuzinerkirche, Bern, 2014).
31 January 2019
Until 1805, one of Basel’s most famous attractions was a mural depicting a life-sized Dance of Death on the wall of the lay cemetery of the Dominican monastery. The procession of thirty-seven pairs engaged in a danse macabre embraced people off all ages and members of all medieval estates, from pope to hermit, emperor or … Read more » “The Basler Dance of Death and the Mengele Dance of Death by Tinguely”
