Lucerne
and Lake
Lucerne ( der Vierwaldstättersee )
in the North Central region of Switzerland Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland and with views of Mount Pilatus and Mount Rigi in the Swiss Alps it is a popular tourist destination. |
The Kapellbrücke
( Chapel Bridge )
across the River Reuss. The Kapellbrücke wooden bridge erected in the 14th century is a famous landmark in Lucerne. |
Lake
Lucerne
( der Vierwaldstättersee ) |
Railway
station at Lucerne
|
Jesuit
Church in Lucerne
|
Lake
Lucerne from the Stanserhorn ( 1900m )
The Cabrio aerial cableway with double-deck, open-topped cable-cars operates to the summit of the Stanserhorn. |
The
cog-and-pinion railway
on Mount Pilatus near Lucerne The Pilatus Railway ( Pilatusbahn ) is the steepest rack railway in the world with a maximum gradient of 48%. The line runs from Alpnachstad on Lake Lucerne to the summit of Mount Pilatus ( 2132m, 6,995ft ). |
Terminus
for the
cog-and-pinion railway
to Mount Pilatus at Alpnachstad |
Map of
Lucerne region
of central Switzerland |
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