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Mar 10, 2021 · Royal visitors from around the world have long favoured Switzerland as a destination. «The Royals are coming» examines the experiences of royal visitors to Switzerland, and presents rare mementos of their trips. Whether in the form of maps of the Swiss military manoeuvres observed by Emperor Wilhelm II, the evening gown worn by the Empress ...
Under the motto «how typical Switzerland ticks», the editorial team of the satirical magazine Nebelspalter and the Forum of Swiss History Schwyz invited a number of famous Swiss cartoonists to create their own, never shown before images of present-day Switzerland. These works, too, are on display in the exhibition.
Around the year 1300, conditions in central Switzerland were a bit like the ‘Old Wild West’. Robbery, murder, and devastation were common methods for dealing with troublesome opponents. What lay behind the widespread practice of feuding, and how did the communities come to grips with these unbearable conditions.
During the tenth century, barbarian raids affected large parts of what is now Switzerland. Seizing control of the western alpine passes, Saracens from the Emirate of Fraxinetum dominated the crucial arteries of trade and pilgrimage between France, Italy, and Switzerland for nearly a century. Much of Switzerland fell under their sway. Continue
Interactive guided tour of the exhibition «Anne Frank and Switzerland». Interactive guided tour: 1,5 hours Guided tours are free of charge for school classes from Switzerland. Also available as a virtual tour, bookable as follows: every Monday, 08:15 - 16:30 and Tuesday to Friday, 08:15 - 10:30
Dec 1, 2020 · So her saying 'I'm Switzerland' while those two are fighting means 'I'm not picking a side, I'm neutral' English (US) French (France) German Italian Japanese Korean Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Portugal) Russian Simplified Chinese (China) Spanish (Mexico) Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) Turkish Vietnamese
first group tour of Switzerland. Flood of British tourists Queen Victoria’s visit led to a surge in the number of Britons visiting Switzerland. They followed in her wake, and Switzerland’s tourism bosses spotted their chance: among other places, a paddle steamer, squares and hotels in Lucerne and Interlaken were named in the monarch’s honour.
Switzerland signed up to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1997. But across the world, roughly 160 million children from the age of five are still forced to work, for instance, on plantations, in factories, and mines.
Dec 11, 2022 · Switzerland continues to be engaged in glacier research in Greenland and thereby makes an important contribution to addressing global warming, one of the most critical issues of our time. Since this summer, the impact of global warming and retreating glaciers has preoccupied science and humanity more than ever.
Mar 31, 2024 · 而 "Switzerland" 专指国家名，即瑞士。 2. 这两个词在使用场合上也有所不同。"Swiss" 更常用于口语中，而 "Switzerland" 则在书面语中更为常见。瑞士的官方语言包括德语、法语、意大利语和罗曼什语，而其国家简称为“瑞士”（英语：Switzerland）。 3.
