Chapel Bridge

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Chapel Bridge is a historic 14th-century covered wooden footbridge in Lucerne, Switzerland, famous for its interior paintings and status as one of Europe’s oldest surviving wooden bridges.

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Chapel Bridge canonical 5
Chapel Bridge complex 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf covered wooden footbridge
cultural heritage site
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle medieval wooden bridge
connects old town of Lucerne
linked to: Old Town of Lucerne

right bank and left bank of the Reuss River in Lucerne
constructionStart 14th century
country Switzerland
crosses Reuss River
damagedBy 1993 fire
function pedestrian bridge
GermanName Kapellbrücke
hasDecor 17th-century historical paintings
hasEvent 1993 fire
hasLighting illuminated at night
hasPart Wasserturm
interior paintings
roof
timber trusses
hasSeasonalCharacteristic popular year-round
hasTouristActivity photography
sightseeing
hasView Lake Lucerne
Lucerne old town waterfront
linked to: Lucerne waterfront

Mount Pilatus
linked to: Fronalpstock
heritageDesignation Swiss cultural property of national significance
inception c. 1365
isPartOf historic fortifications of Lucerne
knownFor being one of Europe’s oldest surviving wooden bridges
interior triangular panel paintings
picturesque appearance
languageOfName German
length about 200 metres
locatedIn Europe
Lucerne
Switzerland
material wood
municipality Lucerne
namedAfter St. Peter’s Chapel
orientation diagonal across the Reuss River
originalPurpose part of city’s defensive system
partOf Lucerne old town ensemble
linked to: Old Town of Lucerne
reconstructed 1990s
reconstructionCompleted 1994
significance major Swiss landmark
symbol of Lucerne
subjectOf tourist photographs
use foot traffic

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lucerne hasLandmark Chapel Bridge
River Reuss hasBridge Chapel Bridge
Water Tower of Lucerne partOf Chapel Bridge complex
linked to: Chapel Bridge
Water Tower of Lucerne adjacentTo Chapel Bridge
Musegg Wall near Chapel Bridge
Jesuit Church Lucerne near Chapel Bridge