Lucern and Titlis

Switzerland 2011
Picture 01 Lion Monument, the Lion of Lucerne, or Lowendenkmal, hewn in 1820-21 by Lucas Ahorn - Lucerne, Switzerland.
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Picture 02 Lion Monument commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris...
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Picture 03 Famous writer Mark Twain praised this sculpture of a mortally-wounded lion as the saddest, most mournful and moving piece of rock in the world.
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Picture 04 Lowendenkmal - Lion Monument, Lucerne Switzerland.
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Picture 05 Half-timbered house built in 1858 and turned to a hotel-inn and a restaurant in 1931, Lucerne Switzerland.
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Picture 06 The Old Swiss House, Lucerne Switzerland.
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Picture 07 Lucerne Switzerland
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Picture 08 Lucerne Railway Station at night.
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Picture 09 Chapel Bridge and Water Tower at night.
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Picture 10 The Schweizerhofquai at night on 12-26-11.
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Picture 11 Titlis (3238 m), a mountain in the Urner Alps of Switzerland, on the border between the cantons of Obwalden and Berne, overlooking Engelberg (Obwalden).
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Picture 12 Titlis-Rotair - a revolving gondola lift aerial cable car to the summit of Mt. Titlis.
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Picture 13 Aerial cable car with rotating cabin, called Titlis Rotair, leads from the intermediate station of Stand up to the 3,020m high mountain station Klein-Titlis.
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Picture 14 High up in the air, slowly turning and admiring the entire breathtaking panorama of Mt. Titlis and the 20km-long mountain chain.
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Picture 15 Mt. Titlis is the highest peak of the mountain chain - peak offers one of the most panoramic views of mountain peaks and glaciers.
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Picture 16 Titlis is the highest glacier excursion destination and biggest ski and snowboard paradise in Central Switzerland.
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Picture 17 Titlis Glacier Park and Ice Flyer chairlift are a paradise for those keen to glide down the slopes on skis or other snow-gliding equipment.
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Picture 18 Lucerne, gateway to central Switzerland, sited on Lake Lucerne, is embedded within an impressive mountainous panorama.
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Picture 19 Jesuitenkirche (the Jesuit Church) dating from the 17th century is regarded as Switzerland's first sacral Baroque building.
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Picture 20 The twin towers of the Hofkirche form an integral part of the townscape.
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