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St. Ursus Spire First you must climb 249 steps. At the top, you will be rewarded with great views of the Old Town and the Alps. Open from April to October. A host of landmarks to impress you. Churches, bulwarks and towers, 11 fountains – there are sights wherever you look. Visit the prestigious Church of the Jesuits and the impressive St. Ursus Cathedral, and marvel at the astronomical clockwork on the Clock Tower. Stroll through the beautiful and wellpreserved Old Town and discover centuriesold buildings dating from various eras. 12
St. Ursus Cathedral The St. Ursus Cathedral was built by the architects Gaetano Matteo Pisoni and Paolo Antonio Pisoni between 1762 and 1773. The majestic exterior stairs are impressive. Built of light Jura limestone, the cathedral is a major architectural work in the early Neoclassical style. Bulwarks and towers The bulwarks built between 1667 and 1772 surrounded 11 bastions. The populace saw these bulwarks as a symbol of oppression and tore nearly all of them down between 1835 and 1880. Only the bastion by the Riedholz Tower and the semi-bulwark by the Krumm Tower remain. Church of the Jesuits Built between 1680 and 1689, the Church of the Jesuits is regarded as one of Switzerland’s most beautiful Baroque buildings. The main façade is adorned with a statue of the Virgin Mary, and the church’s interior features a high alter dating from 1704. 11 fountains Once used by the local women to wash clothes in, the 11 public fountains of Solothurn are particularly splendid and showcase the town’s wealth during the age of ambassadors. Solothurn has one of the most fountains of any place in Switzerland. The majority were built in the 16th century. Clock Tower The oldest part of the building was erected in the early 13th century. The astronomical clockwork was added in 1545. The clock has three hands. The hour hand indicates the hour of day and night. The sun and moon hands turn anti-clockwise and indicate the position of the celestial bodies. 11i Clock At around 3 metres tall and with 11 hours on its clock-face, the Solothurn clock displays Solothurn time and plays the town song using 11 bells, always at 11 am, 12 pm, 5 pm and 6 pm. A harlequin chimes the hours. The clock can be seen on the façade of the UBS building at Amthausplatz 1. Solothurn Town Hall The town hall is home to the Solothurn government and parliament. Presumably dating from the 14th century, the “crossbowman’s house” was purchased from Balthasar Remp by the government in 1474. The building was extended to the west and south. 13
Page 1 and 2: Savoir-vivre in Solothurn. An exper
Page 3 and 4: A warm welcome to Switzerland’s m
Page 5 and 6: Contents Map of the region Biel - S
Page 7 and 8: Basel A1 A12 SOLOTHURN A5 A1 A2 Luc
Page 9 and 10: Solothurn for foodies Solothurn for
Page 11 and 12: History When the Romans were seekin
Page 13: Public guided tour for individual g
Page 17 and 18: Museum of Fine Arts The museum’s
Page 19 and 20: Solothurn Town Theatre Plays, opera
Page 21 and 22: Solothurn Film Days For over 50 yea
Page 23 and 24: Spring Summer Autumn Winter Classio
Page 25 and 26: Suteria For over 40 years, Confiser
Page 27 and 28: La Couronne The lifestyle from the
Page 29 and 30: Solothurn Riviera In summer, there
Page 31 and 32: Verena Gorge Following a leisurely
Page 33 and 34: With the e-bike The Solothurn regio
Page 35 and 36: Attisholz Areal Big city vibes for
Page 37 and 38: Hotel Ambassador Niklaus-Konrad-Str
Page 39 and 40: Hotel Weissenstein Vorderer Weissen
Page 41 and 42: Gasthof Enge Engestrasse 1 4562 Bib
Page 44 and 45: Events in Solothurn Are you organis
Page 46 and 47: Swiss Writer’s Path • An experi
Page 48: Kapuzinerstr. Pier Carparking Stati

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