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postcard Tell's Chapel (William Tell) Switzerland, lake Lucerne,murals, art
postcard Tell's Chapel (William Tell) Switzerland, lake Lucerne,murals, art

postcard Tell's Chapel (William Tell) Switzerland, lake Lucerne,murals, art

$ 0.52

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Type: Printed (Lithograph)
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: stain on back
  • Era: Chrome (c. 1939-present)
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Postage Condition: Unposted
  • Modified Item: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • City/Region: Lucerne

    Description

    The Tellskapelle ("Tell's chapel") is located on the Tellsplatte or Tellenplatte ("Tell's slab") on the shore of Lake Lucerne at the foot of the Axenberg cliffs (an offshoot ridge of Glärnisch, 1,022 m), in the Sisikon municipality, canton of Uri, Switzerland. It is across the Bay of Uri (Urnersee) from the Rütli, some 4.3 km away.
    The Catholic chapel marks the site where according to legend, William Tell during a storm leapt from the boat of his captors (the Tellensprung "leap of Tell") and escaped, allowing him to assassinate the tyrant Gessler and initiate the rebellion that led to the foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy. The Tellenplatte is first mentioned in 1470 in the White Book of Sarnen, as Tellen blatten.
    The current chapel was built in 1879. It is decorated with four frescos by Ernst Stückelberg, realized in 1880-1882.-
    Wikipedia
    card meas. apx. 5 3/4" x 4 1/8"
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