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Yang Jing, Pipa and Wolfgang Sieber on the large Kuhn-organ of collegiate church of St. Leodegar in Lucerne, Switzerland. From the collection "leichte Orgelstuecke aus den gewoehnlichsten Tonarten fuer angehende Organisten" from Martin Vogt 1781 -- 1854, arranged by Yang Jing and Wolfgang Sieber. For more information see www.yangjingmusic.com www.hoforgel-luzern.ch (less) (less)

Yang Jing, Pipa and Wolfgang Sieber on the large Kuhn-organ of collegiate church of St. Leodegar in Lucerne, Switzerland. Improvisation over the song "Meine engen Grenzen" from Yang Jing and Wolfgang Sieber. For more information see www.yangjingmusic.com www.hoforgel-luzern.ch (less)

Goethe described Switzerland as a combination of "the colossal and the well-ordered." One is always sure that the trains and letters will be on time. The tidy, just-so precision of Swiss towns is tempered by the lofty splendor of the landscapes that surround them. Fresh mountain air, clear blue lakes and clean cultured cities make Switzerland a dream come true. A gem at the heart of Switzerland is Lucerne, lapped by scenic Lake Lucerne and surrounded by majestic snow-capped mountains - its striking skyline epitomizes the very essence of Switzerland. It is often considered to be the true "Swiss" capital. Charming Lucerne has an 'Old Town' center of 15th-century buildings with painted facades, towers, a 17th-century Renaissance town hall, old squares and picture-perfect medieval bridges adorned with rooftop art. Any tour of Lucerne must begin with the 14th-century covered Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge), the oldest road bridge in Europe, angled around the octagonal mid-river Wasserturm (water tower). Constructed in 1333 as a part of the city's fortifications and named after St. Peterskapelle (St. Peter's Chapel), which is located nearby, the wooden bridge has come to stand as the symbol of Lucerne. The principal historical interest of the bridge lay in its collection of double-sided triangular roof ceiling panels, painted by Heinrich Wägmann in 1614 with scenes from the city's historical past and mythological events, including the biographies of the city's patron saints, St. Leodegar and St. Maurice. Each is numbered, and captioned with rhyming couplets, the idiosyncratic local dialect written out in obscure medieval gothic script. The most distinctive image is panel no. 31, which shows William Tell shooting the apple from his son's head. The water tower - over 34 meters high - was built around 1300 as part of the city wall and used as an archive, treasury, prison and torture chamber. It is Lucerne's landmark and the most frequently photographed monument in Switzerland. Kapellplatz, at the bridgehead of the Kapellbrücke, encircles the tiny 18th-century St. Peter's Chapel, built over a predecessor dating from as early as 1178. Some 150m west is Kornmarkt, site of the medieval public marketplace. On one side, overlooking the riverside market area of Unter der Egg, is the huge Rathaus, completed in 1606 in Italian Renaissance style but crowned with an oddly incongruous Emmentaler-style roof. The twin needle towers of the church of St. Leodegar, which was named after the city's patron saint, sit on a small hill just above the lakefront. Originally built as a Benedictine monastery in 735, the present structure was erected in 1633 in the late Renaissance style. It is the most important Renaissance church in Switzerland. Especially noteworthy are the façade, Mary's altar (with a relief panel dating from 1500), and the souls' altar. The interior is richly decorated. The church is popularly called the Hofkirche (Hof Church). Not far from the city center is is one of the world's most famous monuments, the dying Lion of Lucerne (Löwendenkmal), done by Danish artist Bertel Thorvaldsen) in 1819-21. It was carved out of natural rock in memory of the heroic deaths of some 800 Swiss guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, when the mob stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris, where King Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette and their children took refuge. Mark Twain described the Lion of Lucerne as the saddest and most moving piece of rock in the world.

Este vídeo foi feito com imagens da vitória da coligação PMDB/PT Novo Cabrais, sob o n° 15, Candidatos eleitos Sergio da Rosa e Leodegar Rodrigues, no dia 5 de outubro de 2008, dia esse, de vitória, depois de 8 longos anos de injustiça,e de gargantas engasgadas... enfim o grito da vitória, o grito da verdade, o grito da felicidade do povo que clamava por justiça!!! Enfim, conseguimos mostrar que o mal, a sujeira é vista pelo povão, até mesmo pelos mais humildes, que tiveram a dignidade de mostrar que não é com dinheiro que se compra o poder... Estamos extremamentes felizes e com a alma lavada, por saber que agora é vida nova, uma pagina virada, com o inicio de uma nova história para Novo Cabrais.

Yang Jing, Pipa and Wolfgang Sieber on the large Kuhn-organ of collegiate church of St. Leodegar in Lucerne, Switzerland. Moonlight over the Spring River. Chinese Ancient Piece arranged by Yang Jing, Organ score by Wolfgang Sieber. For more information see www.yangjingmusic.com www.hoforgel-luzern.ch

Water Tower: This octagonal tower - over 34 meters high (111.5 ft.) - was built around 1300 as part of the city wall and used as an archive, treasury, prison and torture chamber. It is Lucerne's trademark and the most frequently photographed monument in Switzerland. Chapel Bridge: Constructed in first half of the 14th century as a part of the city's fortifications and named after St. Peter's Chapel, which is located nearby. The paintings that were added in the 17th century illustrate scenes of Swiss and local history, including the biographies of the city's patron saints, St. Leodegar and St. Maurice.

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Main cathedral for the city, as well as the St. Leodegar and St. Maurice religious center. A Benedictine monastery was founded here in the 8th century. In 1633, a fire destroyed the church; it was rebuilt in 1645. It is the most important Renaissance church in Switzerland. Especially noteworthy are the facade, Mary's alter (with a relief panel dating from 1500), and the souls' altar.

Die Pfarrei St. Leodegar (Hofkriche) in Luzern hat nach dem Motto des Kirchenjahrs "Rad" ein von jungen Leuten gestaltetes Objekt geschaffen, zusammen mit Stephan Roos. Die Skulptur laesst sich durch 2 separate Fahrraeder in Betrieb setzen.