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⌂ Kornmarkt 3 § 041 227
17 17 # By arrangement
The present town hall, built
in a grand Renaissance style,
was completed in 1606. Of the
14th-century town hall that
stood on the same site, only
The mournful Lion Monument, carved into a tower remains. The council
the wall of a former sandstone quarry chamber inside is lined with
finely carved wood panelling.
8 arrested and guillotined on
the night of 2–3 September.
Löwendenkmal The Löwendenkmal, or Lion q
Monument, was designed Kapellplatz
⌂ Denkmalstrasse
by the Danish sculptor Bertel # St Peterskapelle:
This massive figure of a dying Thorwaldsen, and carved out 7:30am–6:15pm Mon–
lion pierced by a spear is a of the sandstone cliff face by Wed & Fri, 7:30am–9pm
startling monument to the Lukas Ahorn. The sculpture Thu, 7:30am–5pm Sat,
Swiss Guards of Louis XVI of was unveileved in 1821 and 8:30am–8pm Sun
France. On 10 August 1792, is 10 m (33 ft) long and 6 m
the guards defended the (20 ft) high. Reflected in the This square buzzes with life,
Palais des Tuileries, in Paris, waters of a small pond, the particularly on market days.
when it was stormed by monu ment has great drama In the centre lies the Fritschi
revolutionaries. Those who and pathos. Fountain, adorned with alle-
survived the attack were gorical figures depicting
Brother Fritschi, a figure of
Swiss legend who features in
9 " Lucerne’s Carnival tradition.
Naturmuseum Kapellplatz takes its name
from the 18th-century chapel,
⌂ Kasernenplatz 6
# 10am–5pm Tue–Sun St Peterskapelle, which stands
∑ naturmuseum.ch on the site of a 12th-century
church, the earliest to be built
The Natural History Museum in Luzern. The chapel contains
is an easy ten-minute stroll a 14th-century Gothic crucifix.
from the Old Town, southwest
across the Spreuerbrücke.
With a variety of live animals INSIDER TIP
and interactive displays, this Lucerne's
is a popular choice with Markets
children and is one of the Although a relatively
country’s most family-friendly compact town, the
museums. Hallways are lined markets in Lucerne are
with stuffed animals, and dazzling in their array
there is a full-time guide on of goods. Small farmers
hand to explain the exhibits markets generally occur
in detail. There is plenty to on Tuesdays whereas
keep adults engaged, too, on weekends you'll find
such as the topographical a selection of unique
repre sentation of the Alps handicrafts, locally
in prehistoric times. Various produced food and
flora and fauna from central vintage gems. The
Switzerland, including a squares of Weinmarkt
brightly coloured exhibit and Kapellplatz are two
of butterflies, are displayed of the key hotspots.
on rotating panels.
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