Historical landmark
Hirschenplatz
Old-town square where a goldsmith reverse-engineered forgotten medieval metalworking techniques.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to Hirschenplatz in Lucerne follows Karl Bossard, the goldsmith who took over his family's workshop on this square in eighteen sixty-nine, determined to physically reconstruct techniques the Gothic and Renaissance masters had taken to their graves. You will hear how his obsession sent him training across Europe and America, and what his staff of specialists spent decades reverse-engineering from centuries-old church treasures. The square itself holds a quiet echo of that same instinct.
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