Lucern , The City , The Lake , The Mountains. Switzerland , December 2012

The Chapel Bridge with Mt Pilatus in the background

Buildings in Lucern.

Lake Lucern.

Lucern is indeed all about the City , the Lake and the Mountains. Lucern's most famous and most historic landmark , the Chapel Bridge which was built in 1333. It contains many interior paintings dating back to the 17th century , unfortunately , many of them were destroyed in a fire that occurred in 1993. The bridge is also Europe's oldest wooden covered bridge. We also went to visit the Lion of Lucern , which is also one of the famous landmark in the city. The sculpture was designed by Bertel Thorvaldson , it is to commemorate the Swiss guards who were massacred during the French Revolution in 1792 , when the Swiss mercenaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris , France. The city's Cultural and Convention Center located beside Lake Lucern holds many different kinds of concerts , conferences and conventions , it was designed by architect Jean Nouvel , unfortunately , I did not take any picture of it. Of course , the Lake and Mountains were simply breath-taking , we took a cruise to Mt Rigi (which will be my next post) and we were treated to a series of absolute beauty of Lake Lucern and its surrounding mountains. Lake Lucern is the fourth-largest lake in Switzerland and much of its shore line rises up steeply into the mountains resulting in picturesque views of Mt Rigi and Mt Pilatus. To sum it up , i'll have to say that Lucern is an amazing place with the perfect blend of City,Lake and Mountains , it also has lots of Theaters , Cinemas and Museums for those who are searching for some art in the city.      

Carving of the dying Lion.

Me and my family :)

Chapel Bridge and the Jesuit Chruch.