Landesmuseum - Zürich, Switzerland
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The Swiss National Museum (German: Landesmuseum) is one of the most important museums of cultural history in Europe and the world.
Waymark Code: WMA83K
Location: Zürich, Switzerland
Date Posted: 11/30/2010
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It is located next to the Hauptbahnhof.
The museum building of 1898 in the historicist style was built by Gustav Gull in the form of the French Renaissance city chateaus. His impressive architecture with dozens of towers, courts and his astonishing park on an island between the rivers Sihl and Limmat has become one of the main sights of the Old City District of Zurich.
The exhibition tour takes the visitor from prehistory through ancient times and the Middle Ages to the 20th century. There is a very rich section with gothic art, chivalry and a comprehensive collection of liturgical wooden sculptures, panel paintings and carved altars.
All in all the the museum is home to over one million exhibits of importance.
(Text mainly from Wikipedia)
Something you do not see from ground level: The architect Gustav Goll has immortalized his initials in the floor plan of the building. Seen from above the museum has the shape of a capital G.
Visit Instructions:
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