Images of Switzerland

Lucerne

Photographs of Lucerne and Lake Lucerne

in the North Central Region of Switzerland

Lucerne and Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland

Lucerne and Lake Lucerne ( der Vierwaldstättersee )

in the North Central region of Switzerland

Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland
and with views of Mount Pilatus and Mount Rigi
in the Swiss Alps
it is a popular tourist destination.

The Kapellbrücke ( Chapel Bridge ) across the River Reuss in Lucerne in central Switzerland

The Kapellbrücke ( Chapel Bridge )

across the River Reuss.

The Kapellbrücke wooden bridge
erected in the 14th century
is a famous landmark in Lucerne.

Lake Lucerne
( der Vierwaldstättersee )

Railway station at Lucerne

Jesuit Church in Lucerne

Stanserhorn in the Swiss Alps near Lucerne in central Switzerland

Stanserhorn ( 1900m )

in the Swiss Alps

near Lucerne

Summit of the Stanserhorn ( 1900m )

in the Swiss Alps

near Lucerne

Lake Lucerne from the Stanserhorn ( 1900m )

The Cabrio aerial cableway
with double-deck, open-topped cable-cars
operates to the summit of the Stanserhorn.

The cog-and-pinion railway
on Mount Pilatus near Lucerne

The Pilatus Railway ( Pilatusbahn )
is the steepest rack railway in the world
with a maximum gradient of 48%.

The line runs from Alpnachstad
on Lake Lucerne
to the summit of Mount Pilatus ( 2132m, 6,995ft ).