Tell's Chapel
Switzerland /
Schwyz /
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church, chapel, Roman Catholic church
The Catholic chapel marks the site where according to legend, William Tell during a storm leapt from the boat of his captors (the Tellensprung "leap of Tell") and escaped, allowing him to assassinate the tyrant Gessler and initiate the rebellion that led to the foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy. The Tellenplatte is first mentioned in 1470 in the White Book of Sarnen, as Tellen blatten.
The current chapel was built in 1879. It is decorated with four frescos by Ernst Stückelberg, realized in 1880-1882.
More information:
www.myswitzerland.com/en-my/experiences/tells-chapel
The current chapel was built in 1879. It is decorated with four frescos by Ernst Stückelberg, realized in 1880-1882.
More information:
www.myswitzerland.com/en-my/experiences/tells-chapel
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tellskapelle
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 47°5'33"N 8°27'11"E
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- Restaurant and Hotel Frohsinn 0.4 km
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- Hotel Bergsonne 5.4 km
- Hotel Klösterli 6 km
- Village Church 6.2 km
- Canton of Zug 11 km
- Lake Lucerne 12 km