Author: Maarten Koning

Amadeus Merian (1808-1889) redesigned the largest cemetery of Basel between 1867 and 1868 in the style of an English park.

The central cemetery, Hörnli on the right bank of the Rhine, was built in 1932, and the cemetery on the Kannenfeld lost its function. The Kannenfeld park covers an area of almost nine hectares.

Morts pour la Patrie, the monument for French soldiers who died in Basel in 1871 (Bourbaki) and in the years 1914-1918, and 1939-1945 somewhere on the battlefield, as residents of Basel.

The botanical garden Alpengarten Schynige Platte (Canton of Bern near Interlaken)  (1967 above sea level) displays the abundance of colour and fragrance of Swiss flora and fauna above the treeline.

One can discover edelweiss, gentian and around 700 other alpine plants in their natural environment, approximately two-thirds of all Swiss Alpine flora.

The Schynige Platte Railway made his maiden journey on 13 June 1893 and has now operated for more than 125 years between Wilderwil near Interlaken and the Schynige Platte.

Magnificent landscapes and spectacular views over Lake Thun and Lake Brienz pass by. The Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau shape an exceptional panorama.

The Platte is also the starting point of one of Switzerland’s most beautiful hiking trails.

The Schynige Platte Mountain Hotel (1899,  renovated in 2011)  bears witness to the Belle-Époque of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

(Source and further information: www.jungfrau.ch).