Bourbaki-Panorama Luzern, Les Verrières, 1.2.1871. Photo/Foto: TES. 14 July 2019
The French General Justin Clinchant signed three copies of the conditions imposed upon on the defeated French army for crossing the Swiss border in Les Verrières (canton of Neuchâtel) on 1 February 1871. The entry of more than 80 000 exhausted or wounded soldiers, 2 467 officers and their 11 800 horses, 285 guns and … Read more » “First Intervention of the Red Cross”
ETH Zürich. Photo/Foto: TES. 4 July 2019
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich (ETH Zurich or ETHZ) has been existing since 1911. It was founded as a polytechnical institute (eidgenössische polytechnische Schule) in 1855 with a few departments: architecture, civil- and mechanical engineering, chemistry and forestry. The ETH Zurich (not to confuse it with the cantonal University of … Read more » “ETH Zurich and EPFL Lausanne”
Château-d’Oex , Anglican St. Peter Church. 1899. Photo/Foto: TES. 24 June 2019
In the last quarter of the 19th century, Château-d’Oex (canton Valais) became increasingly popular. Many British tourists visited the region. The infrastructure improved and many hotels, inns, restaurants and pensions and other facilities opened their doors. Some of them still exist (for example the Hôtel de l’Ours, the Hôtel de Ville, the Résidence Rosat and … Read more » “Britons, cutting paper and Espace Ballon”