Chapel Bridge

The Capel Covered Bridge is one of the landmarks of Lucerne, Switzerland and one of the oldest wooden bridges in the world. It is a wooden covered bridge, 204 meters long and about 2 meters wide. The bridge is in a folded line with a turning point in the middle, which connects the Lucerne Octagon Water Tower. The interior of the bridge is unique, with 110 triangular painted wooden boards hanging from the top depicting the history, myths and saints of Lucerne. These painted boards are works from the 17th and 18th centuries and have high artistic value.

Chapel Bridge in the Rain: A Different Kind of Beauty 🌧️🌉Visiting Chapel Bridge in Lucerne on a rainy day wasn’t the fairytale scene I had imagined, but it had its own charm. The mist over the river, the soft raindrops on the wooden bridge, and the glow of the city lights reflecting on the wet cobblestones made it feel almost dreamlike. Even in the rain, this historic landmark had a quiet, timeless beauty—just with fewer tourists and a more peaceful vibe.#Lucerne #ChapelBridge #RainyDayAdv

The landmark building in Lucerne is considered the oldest covered bridge in Europe. It was built in the 14th century and was originally part of the city fortifications. The panels added in the 17th century contain scenes of Swiss and urban history. It is beautiful and worth a visit.

Capel Bridge and Water Tower, the top 5 Swiss tourist card, the most recognizable landmark in Lucerne. Capel, meaning church; Capel Bridge, literal translation of church bridge, named from the north bank of the bridge St. Peter's Church; Because the bridge column is full of flowers, also known as the flower bridge. The water tower was built in 1300 and the covered bridge was built in 1332. Although it was damaged twice and reconstructed twice (the second reconstruction of the covered bridge destroyed by fire in 1994), it still has no loss of medieval romance. 34 meters high stone octagonal water tower, calm atmosphere, proudly standing in the river; 204 meters long wooden covered bridge, smart and elegant, floating across the river... The best way to open the covered bridge water tower: bridge to and from more than once; The bridge is surrounded by four-sided road bridges on the east and west sides of the Ross River and the four-sided shapes of the two sides.

The Capel Bridge, commonly known as the Covered Bridge, was built in the early 14th century as part of the city's fortifications. In the 17th century, under the bridge's porch, paintings depicting historical events in Switzerland and Lucerne, including biography of Leodegar and Mauritius, the city's patron saint. At the turn of the bridge is an octagonal stone tower, more than 34 meters of tower built around 1300 years ago, originally part of the city wall, used as archives, vaults, prisons and interrogation rooms.

Capel Bridge is the symbol of the city and the most famous tourist attraction, built in 1333, is also the oldest wooden bridge in Europe. It is also called "Church Bridge", and there is a beautiful name called "Flower Bridge". At both ends of the bridge there is a bustling commercial street, tourists are endless, the bridge near the center of the place there is an octagonal water tower, once a wartime place to put loot and jewelry, and for a while also used as a prison and execution room. Who could have imagined that this beautiful covered bridge had suffered a fire on August 17, 1993, which almost burned the wooden bridge, leaving the water tower undamaged. It was reconstructed by Swiss craftsmen and recreated the wooden bridge almost completely on the lake. All details of the rebuilt are restored according to literature and other records, including paintings of the interior walls of the bridge.