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The Chapel Bridge (German: Kapellbrücke) is a covered wooden footbridge spanning diagonally across the Reuss River in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St. Peter's Chapel, the bridge is unique since it contains a number of interior paintings dating back to the 17th century, although many of them were destroyed along with most of the centuries old bridge in a 1993 fire. Subsequently restored, the Kapellbrücke is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe, as well as the world's oldest surviving truss bridge. It serves as the city's symbol and as one of Switzerland's main tourist attractions.

The Swiss Museum of Transport is the most important exhibition of technology in Switzerland and the country's most visited museum. During its 50-year history, it has built up a unique collection of historic and contemporary objects and documents which enable it to impressively reflect the history of mobility and transport, in both temporary and permanent exhibitions.

Lake Lucerne (German: Vierwaldstättersee) is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country. The lake has a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. It has a total area of 114 km². Much of the shoreline rises steeply into mountains up to 1,500 m above the lake, resulting in many picturesque views including those of Mount Rigi and Mount Pilatus.

The Lion Monument (German: Löwendenkmal), or the Lion of Lucerne, is a sculpture in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris, France. The American writer Mark Twain (1835–1910) praised the sculpture of a mortally-wounded lion as "the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world."

Lucerne's Old Town, spread over both banks of the River Reuss, is made up of a web of narrow alleys and broad cobbled squares lined by intricately frescoed facades. But this is no museum piece: the narrow streets are still packed with shops and commerce. Look out for the designer fashions of RollsReuss, the jewellery and watches of Bucherer and Gübelin, and the coffee and wine at Cavin.

The Culture and Congress Centre in Lucerne (or KKL for Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern) is a multi-functional building with a concert hall that is esteemed for its high-profile acoustics. It was built according to the plans of the architect Jean Nouvel and was inaugurated in 1998 with a concert by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Claudio Abbado.

Mount Pilatus (German: Pilatus) is a mountain overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several summits of which the highest (2,128 m) is named Tomlishorn. Another summit named Esel (2,119 m) lies just over the railway station. Jurisdiction over the massif is divided between the cantons of Obwalden, Nidwalden, and Lucerne. The main peaks are right on the border between Obwalden and Nidwalden.

Dive into the world of our artists. Enjoy the works of Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee and 21 other artists of the 19th and 20th century. The Rosengart Collection was originally the private art collection of father-and-daughter Siegfried and Angela Rosengart. The Collection has never previously been made available to the public in its entirety, though individual works have been regularly lent to major exhibitions.