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ID#9333 Projektstelle für Frauen im Forum für Zeitfragen
- Categories:
- Public Park or Garden
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
- Address:
- Labyrinthplatz, Leonhardsberg 15
Basel CH 4051
Switzerland view map - Directions/notes:
- A little oasis above the bustling city centre of Basel, a few minutes up hill/stairs from Barfüsserplatz. For accessibility, there is a lift in the wall from the stairway that takes you directly into the Hotel Restaurant 'Au Violon', which is at the same level as the Labyrinth.
- Contact:
- Phone: 0041612649213
Email: info@cms-basel.ch - Web:
- http://www.labyrinth-project.ch
- Schedule:
- Always open
- Type:
- Medieval
- Material:
- Brick/Paver
Gravel - Designer:
- Agnes Barmettler
- Date installed:
- 2002
- GPS:
- 47.555354° Lat.; 7.588071° Long.
ID#8280 Catholic University Community
- Categories:
- School or Educational Centre
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
- Address:
- Alpeneggstrasse 5
Bern CH-3012
Switzerland view map - Directions/notes:
- Labyrinth in garden setting, part of the Catholic University Centre (known as Aki) a short distance from the University of Bern.
- Web:
- https://www.labyrinth-international.org/labyrinth-bern-aki.html
- Type:
- Classical
7-circuit - Material:
- grass and flower walls, gravel path
- Size:
- 8.6 metres
- Date installed:
- 1997
- GPS:
- 46.952449° Lat.; 7.438408° Long.
ID#3993 Lakeside Labyrinths
- Categories:
- Camp Grounds and Recreation Facilities; Public Open Space
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
- Address:
- Sentiero alla Cava
Caprino 6823
Switzerland view map - Directions/notes:
- Two labyrinths on lakeside, 1.2 km NE of Caprino, on the shores of Lake Lugano.
- Type:
- Classical
- Material:
- Rock or Garden
- GPS:
- 45.989402° Lat.; 8.991757° Long.
ID#3264 Franziskaner Insel Werd
- Categories:
- Church or Place of Worship; Retreat or Conference Centre
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
- Address:
- Franziskaner St. Otmar
Eschenz 8264
Switzerland view map - Web:
- http://www.franziskaner-werd.ch/
- Type:
- Medieval
11-circuit - Material:
- Outdoor Grass
- Size:
- 20.4 metres
- Date installed:
- 2006
- GPS:
- 47.655032° Lat.; 8.866772° Long.
ID#6737 University of Fribourg
- Categories:
- Historic Monument; School or Educational Centre
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Indoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
Photo: Jeff Saward/Labyrinthos
- Address:
- Avenue de l'Europe 20
Fribourg 1700
Switzerland view map - Directions/notes:
- This Roman floor mosaic (excavated at Cormerod in 1830) is now displayed on a wall adjacent to the chapel, inside the University Misericorde building in Fribourg.
- Web:
- http://www3.unifr.ch/home/en
- Schedule:
- Open subject to the hours of the University, but consequently may be closed at weekends and on public holidays
- Type:
- Roman
8-sector, 9-circuit serpentine type with central panel depicting Theseus and the Minotaur - Material:
- Mosaic
- Size:
- 6 x 4.2 metres (one edge of the mosaic is missing)
- Date installed:
- c. 200-225 CE
- GPS:
- 46.807062° Lat.; 7.152419° Long.
ID#6739 Wallfahrtskirche
- Categories:
- Historic Monument
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Indoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
Photo: Jeff Saward/Labyrinthos
- Address:
- Hergiswald 6010
Switzerland view map - Directions/notes:
- The Pilgrimage Church at Hergiswald is well signposted. The simple labyrinth is one of hundreds of painted panels on the ceiling of the church.
- Web:
- http://hergiswald.ch
- Schedule:
- Open during normal daylight hours
- Type:
- Other
Simple spiral labyrinth design with central tree - Material:
- painted panel on ceiling
- Date installed:
- c.1660
- GPS:
- 47.022851° Lat.; 8.235864° Long.
ID#6525 Gletschergarten Labyrinth
- Categories:
- Historic Monument; Tourist Attraction
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Indoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
Photo: Jeff Saward/Labyrinthos
- Address:
- Denkmalstrasse 4
Luzern 6006
Switzerland view map - Directions/notes:
- This historic mirror maze (originally built 1896 and installed at the Glacier Garden in 1899) is part of the permanent display at this famous attraction in Lucerne.
- Contact:
- Phone: +41 41 4104 340
Email: info@gletschergarten.ch - Web:
- http://www.gletschergarten.ch
- Schedule:
- April - October, 9 am to 6 pm daily. November - March, 10 am to 5 pm daily.
- Admission:
- Adults: CHF 15, children CHF 8
- Type:
- Maze
Mirror maze - Designer:
- Gustav Casten
- Builder:
- Heinrich Ernst
- Size:
- 137 square metres
- Date installed:
- 1899
- GPS:
- 47.058821° Lat.; 8.310318° Long.
ID#1726 Kath. Pfarramt St. Martin
- Categories:
- Church or Place of Worship
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
- Address:
- Kirchrain 2
Malters 6102
Switzerland view map - Contact:
- Florian Piller
Phone: 41 613316163
Email: florian.piller@bluewin.ch - Web:
- http://www.verlag-pipo-buono.ch
- Schedule:
- Always open
- Type:
- Classical
7-circuit - Material:
- Rock or Garden
- Designer:
- Florian Piller
- Builder:
- Pfarreirat St. Martin
- Size:
- 20 metres
- Date installed:
- 2000
- GPS:
- 47.035923° Lat.; 8.182506° Long.
ID#6738 Orbe-Bosceaz Roman Mosaics
- Categories:
- Historic Monument
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Indoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
Photo: Jeff Saward/Labyrinthos
- Address:
- Orbe 1350
Switzerland view map - Directions/notes:
- Situated on a minor road adjacent to the A9 road just north of Orbe - visit the website for maps and current visiting information
- Web:
- http://www.orbe-tourisme.ch/en/Culture_Patrimoine/Roman_Mosaics
- Schedule:
- Usually open at weekends and some weekdays during the summer months - visit the website for current details
- Admission:
- Adults: CHF 6
- Type:
- Roman
4-sector, 13 circuit, triple meander type - Material:
- Mosaic
- Size:
- originally 3.5 metres square, but only two-thirds survives
- Date installed:
- c.160 CE
- GPS:
- 46.744559° Lat.; 6.536603° Long.
ID#8485 Abbaye de la Fille-Dieu
- Categories:
- Church or Place of Worship
- Availability:
- Private
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
- Address:
- Route de Fribourg 2
Romont CH 1680
Switzerland view map - Directions/notes:
- Situated on a paved courtyard on the west side of the abbey buildings
- Web:
- https://fille-dieu.ch/
- Type:
- Medieval
unusual 6-circuit design - Material:
- Stone paving
- Size:
- 5.5 metres diameter
- GPS:
- 46.700855° Lat.; 6.927294° Long.
ID#6187 Rom.-Kath. Kirche St. Anna
- Categories:
- Church or Place of Worship; Public Open Space
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
- Address:
- Kirchweg 3
Schindellegi 8834
Switzerland view map - Contact:
- Leo Ehrler
Phone: +41 55 4105982
Fax: +41 55 4105983
Email: oelxam@bluewin.ch - Web:
- http://
- Schedule:
- Always open
- Admission:
- free
- Type:
- Contemporary
Classical/medieval style with 5 circuits and separate entrance and exit - Material:
- Rock or Garden
- Designer:
- Leo Ehrler, CH-Einsiedeln
- Builder:
- Gebr. Reichmuth, CH-Freienbach
- Size:
- 9.5 meters
- Date installed:
- Spetember 14, 2008
- GPS:
- 47.174461° Lat.; 8.712593° Long.
ID#5524 Jucker Farm
- Categories:
- Commercial or Retail; Farms & Agriculture; School or Educational Centre; Tourist Attraction
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
located at a wonderful site with beautiful view over the lake and into the mountains
- Address:
- Dorfstrasse 23
Seegräben 8607
Switzerland view map - Contact:
- Phone: 044 934 34 84
Email: info@juckerfarm.ch - Web:
- http://www.juckerfarm.ch
- Schedule:
- Open from May until the end of October, from 8.00 - 18.00 hrs
- Admission:
- CHF 8.00
- Type:
- 2 mazes and 1 labyrinth similar to chartres, but with 7 circuits instead of 11.
- Material:
- Outdoor Grass
apple trees - Designer:
- Jucker Farm
- Builder:
- Jucker Farm
- Size:
- 7 acres
- Date installed:
- 2011
- GPS:
- 47.344899° Lat.; 8.771972° Long.
ID#8484 Kartause Ittingen Museum
- Categories:
- Hotel, Guest House or B+B; Museum, Gallery or Visitor Centre
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
- Address:
- Uesslingerstrasse
Warth-Weiningen CH 8532
Switzerland view map - Directions/notes:
- A thyme herb labyrinth is situated in the grounds of the Ittinger Museum and the Kartause Ittingen Hotel
- Web:
- https://www.kartause.ch/de/garten
- Schedule:
- See website for details
- Type:
- Classical
7-circuit concentric - Material:
- thyme herbs
- Size:
- 14 metres diameter
- GPS:
- 47.583252° Lat.; 8.867133° Long.
ID#6526 Zum Irrgang
- Categories:
- Historic Monument; Private Garden or Property
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
Photo: Jeff Saward/Labyrinthos
- Address:
- Augustinergasse 6
Zürich 8001
Switzerland view map - Directions/notes:
- Situated on the wall above the door of a house in the old city of Zürich
- Private owners:
- On the exterior wall, so always visible from the street
- Type:
- Classical
11-circuit - Material:
- Stone relief carving
- Date installed:
- 1585
- GPS:
- 47.371562° Lat.; 8.540263° Long.
ID#5327 Labyrinthplatz Zürich
- Categories:
- Public Park or Garden
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
- Address:
- Zeughaushof
Zürich 8004
Switzerland view map - Contact:
- Mirjam Woodtli
Phone: +41774218874
Email: zuerich@labyrinthplatz.ch - Web:
- http://www.labyrinthplatz.ch/
- Schedule:
- Always open
- Type:
- Classical
A garden labyrinth of four circuits leads to an inner stone-and-gravel labyrinth with seven circuits. - Material:
- Rock or Garden
stone and gravel - Designer:
- Agnes Barmettler
- Size:
- 30 metres wide, path length is 300 meters each direction
- Date installed:
- 1991
- GPS:
- 47.377035° Lat.; 8.529854° Long.