Wilhelm Tell Monument and Tower (Telldenkmal and Türmli), Altdorf
Wilhelm Tell Monument and Tower (Telldenkmal and Türmli), Altdorf
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Wilhelm Tell Monument and Tower (Telldenkmal and Türmli), Altdorf
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April 14, 2024
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The Tell monument, created by the Solothurn sculptor Richard Kissling, was inaugurated in 1895 with a magnificent celebration and its own festival. The event attracted great national interest and the Federal Council even sent a delegation of three to Altdorf. Interestingly, the year 1307 adorns the base of the Tell monument and not the legendary founding year of the Swiss Confederation, 1291. The reason: according to calculations by the Glarus historian Aegidius Tschudi, the Rütli Oath and the Apple Shooting took place in 1307.
Text / Source: Municipality of Altdorf, Tellsgasse 25, 6460 Altdorf
altdorf.ch/sehenswuerdigkeiten/916
•April 14, 2024
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The Türmli was built in the middle of the 13th century as a representation and residential tower. Today the Türmli is a monument and supports the Swiss national hero William Tell, who is here as a bronze statue by Richard Kissling commemorating the apple shot.
Text / Source: Uri Tourismus AG, Schützengasse 11, CH-6460 Altdorf
uri.swiss
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August 29, 2022
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