Wasserturm, Water tower in Old Town, Lucerne, Switzerland
The octagonal stone tower rises from the Reuss River, standing 34 meters tall next to the wooden Chapel Bridge in central Lucerne.
The tower, built in 1300 as part of medieval fortifications, functioned as a prison, treasury vault, and archive storage throughout the centuries.
The tower forms an integral part of Switzerland's largest collection of early architectural structures, representing medieval military engineering and urban development.
While the interior remains closed to general visitors, the surrounding riverbank offers multiple viewpoints for photographs of this central landmark.
The basement level contains the original dungeon, accessed only through a hole in the ceiling, which kept prisoners in complete darkness until the 1800s.
Part of: Chapel Bridge
GPS coordinates: 47.05111,8.30722
Latest update: March 4, 2025 23:59
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