Schaffhausen - 10, 11, 12,13 - Switzerland

10.   Pfarrkirche St Johann (1248):   First mentioned in 1248.  Gothic inside, various building styles.  The
                                                        church is on the Vordergasse, on the site of the earlier fish market.
                                                        Performance location of the International Bach Festival, Its total width is
                                                        34 metres.
11.   Zur Wasserquelle und Zur Zieglerburg  Vordergasse 28/26:   Double house with two Rococo port coes
                                                         and bays windows. Built by Franz Ziegler-von Waldkirch in 1738. In
                                                        the  middle, the arms of alliance of the builder and his wife.
12.   Tellenbrunnen 1522:  William Tell, symbol of the free Swiss The William Tell figure and coloumn are
                                        copies  of the originals from  1522. Octagonal pool, dated 1632
13.   Munot:   The impressive city fortification high over city and Rhine. Next to the Rhine Falls the land-
                      mark of schaffhausen, 1564 - 1589, built by the inhabitants of Schaffhausen under compulsory
                      labour. The architectural principle of the Munot can be compared with Albrecht Durrer'a idea
                      of a circular bastion which stands free on all sides and is surrounded by a moat such that an
                      ideal all- round defense is possible.













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