Thursday December 28, 2023 -- We had friends visit for a couple of days, and the day after taking them up for a 2-hour walk on Mount Rigi (those photos are HERE), we settled for a short walk through the old town of Zug, as the weather wasn't great.
We checked out our beautiful library (which was a hit), walked along the lakeshore to the birds in the volière, and best of all, took a walk up the town's clock-tower, called the Zytturm. We've lived here for 10 years now, and have never been up in our own clock tower... It costs nothing to go up, but you have to pick up the key at one of three local shops, can unlock the tower yourself, and return the key when you are done! It was fun, we had our own private tour, with views across the roofs of old-town Zug and the lake.
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First we popped into one of the prettiest churches in Zug, called St.Oswald. It is kind of tucked in amongst other buildings and just next to the city castle. Apparently, St. Oswald is the patron saint of the city of Zug. |
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The Church of St. Oswald is the only surviving large-scale Late Gothic building in Central Switzerland. Along with the Bern Minster, St.
Oswald's Church is considered the most ornate in Switzerland from this period. |
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The church has a tumultuous construction history, with the start of build in 1478 and lasting 70 years. |
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Much of the interior artwork is from the mid-19th Century |
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Two exquisite side altars |
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This is the Clock Tower which was our goal for the day. We had read on the Internet that it is accessible with a key that you can request from one of three nearby businesses. The 52-meter high tower is the city's main landmark, and its origins date back to the 13th Century, although the current form, with the blue striped roof, is from 1557. The eight crests below the clock face are the flags of the eight cantons which were part of the Confederacy in 1481. |
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