Lantern slides created in Switzerland during the late 19th or early 20th century. Image subjects include castles, churches, cathedrals, and public buildings. These lantern slides were intended for use in architectural pedagogy. Some images include people and fashions of the time.
Architectural Lantern Slides of Switzerland
- Parent Collection
- Architectural Lantern Slides
Search criteria:
List of files deposited in CurateND that match your search criteria
-
- Creator(s):
- G. Massiot & cie
- Description:
Construction of the Cathedral began as early as 1170. Twenty years later construction was restarted until 1215. Finally a third engineer, Jean Cotereel, completed the majority of the existing cathedral including a porch, and two towers, one of which is the current day belfry. The cathedral was consecrated and dedicated to Our Lady in 1275 by Pope Gregory X.
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01
- Record Visibility:
- Public
-
- Creator(s):
- G. Massiot & cie
- Description:
Originally a Catholic cathedral and today a Reformed Protestant church, Basel Minster was built between 1019 and 1500 in Romanesque and Gothic styles. The late Romanesque building, destroyed by the 1356 Basel earthquake, was rebuilt by Johannes Gmünd, who was at the same time employed for building the Freiburg Münster. Ulrich von Ensingen, architect of the towers at the Ulm Minster and the Strasbourg Cathedral, extended the building from 1421. Hans von Nußdorf completed the southern tower in …
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01
- Record Visibility:
- Public
-
- Creator(s):
- G. Massiot & cie
- Description:
St. Francis church is a Protestant church located in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was begun in 1258 but burned in the 1368 city fire. Only the choir is preserved today. The church was rebuilt, the clock tower added and chapels and murals were donated by wealthy families in the 14th and 15th centuries. .
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01
- Record Visibility:
- Public
-
- Creator(s):
- G. Massiot & cie
- Description:
Besides the Cathedral, this is the city’s most important church. It is a Protestant church. The present building dates back to the 15th century, but it was entirely reconstructed from 1850 to 1854 (according to the design of the Swiss poet, architect and author, Johann G. Müller) and now is a basilica in neo-Gothic style. The bell tower is open and may be climbed, to see views of the city.
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01
- Record Visibility:
- Public
-
- Creator(s):
- G. Massiot & cie
- Description:
The Munot is a circular (ring-shaped) 16th century fortification for defense of the canton south of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen. It is surrounded by vineyards and serves as the city’s symbol. It was an artillery fortress overlooking the Rhine river with elevated cannon emplacements. It was already rather militarily outmoded by the time it was built. The city of Schaffhausen came into being at the location where trading ships had to set anchor because the Rhine Falls made it impossible …
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01
- Record Visibility:
- Public
-
- Creator(s):
- G. Massiot & cie
- Description:
According to the 9th ed. (1888-1890) of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, this is the “great cantonal school, comprising a gymnasium, a technical school (preparatory to the polytechnicum at Zurich) and a mercantile school.” Further in the entry it notes that St. Gall was industrialized, engaged in the textile industry. “In 1872 6384 machines that produced embroidery and chain-stitched fabrics were in use; in 1882, 14,883 machines.”
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01
- Record Visibility:
- Public
-
- Creator(s):
- G. Massiot & cie
- Description:
The area was given by treaty to the Counts of Savoy, starting with Amedeo V in 1317. The chateau was built ca. 1442. In 1536 it fell into the hands of the Bernese. It was acquired by a private family (Forenerod de Mons d'Avanche) in 1983 and run as a hotel and events venue.
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01
- Record Visibility:
- Public
-
- Creator(s):
- G. Massiot & cie
- Description:
The northern gate of the city is the Schwabentor. The tower itself was first mentioned as the “new tower” in 1361, built as a defense against the Swabians. It was later added to in 1555 and 1608. In 1782 it was capped with a Mansard roof and cupola (and clock with chimes); these were destroyed by fire in 1932 and in 1933-1935 it was restored back to an earlier version, with a simple hipped roof.
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01
- Record Visibility:
- Public
-
- Creator(s):
- G. Massiot & cie
- Description:
Located in a tiny village, population 143 (Dec 2009). The original majority language was Romansh (Mistail is the Romansh name.) The church of St. Peter is listed as a Swiss heritage site; it is considered the only largely preserved Carolingian three-apse hall church in Switzerland. The present church was built around 800 AD and belonged to a monastery complex that by 1154 had already been abolished. There are still fragments of Carolingian wall paintings inside.
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01
- Record Visibility:
- Public
-
- Creator(s):
- G. Massiot & cie
- Description:
On the tympanum, dating from around 1180, is a relief of Christ sitting in judgment. The Galluspforte also has reliefs of the wise and foolish virgins from the parable described in the New Testament (Matthews 25:1-13).
Bâle is the French name for Basel. Originally a Catholic cathedral it is today a reformed Protestant church (munster or minster). Dedicated to the Virgin, it is essentially Late Romanesque or Early Gothic, standing on the foundations of successive Ottonian and Salian buildings…
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01
- Record Visibility:
- Public
-
- Creator(s):
- G. Massiot & cie
- Description:
An example of a 17th century house (unidentified) and shop with stepped gables and a Baroque painted facade. At the time of the lantern slide photograph (ca. 1890-1910) it is surrounded by shops and restaurants with perhaps a factory at the back. This would have been a wealthy merchant house or guildhall when originally built, with mercantile or shop space below and meeting or living quarters above.
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01
- Record Visibility:
- Public
-
- Creator(s):
- G. Massiot & cie
- Description:
Bâle is the French name for Basel. Originally a Catholic cathedral it is today a reformed Protestant church (munster or minster). Dedicated to the Virgin, it is essentially Late Romanesque or Early Gothic, standing on the foundations of successive Ottonian and Salian buildings, which largely governed its dimensions. It was probably started before a fire of 1185 and it was completed shortly after 1200. The towers, main vault and the upper storeys of the choir, which collapsed in the earthquake…
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01
- Record Visibility:
- Public