#cantons

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Morrowind has everything

Even the Backrooms

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SWITZERLAND // HELVETIA -> Wappen / coat of arms of cantons.

[empirearchives]

Short video about Napoleon’s impact in Switzerland:

It includes things I forgot to mention in my other post. For example, he introduced the Swiss Franc in 1799, which is still in use to this day. He also introduced freedom of religion. He introduced equality before the law. One really interesting fact from the video: Adrian Vatter, Professor of political science at the University of Bern, said that the Act of Mediation (1803) was actually the birth of modern federalism. It made all the cantons equal for the first time, and each got their own constitution. The cantons remain equal to this day.

André Holenstein, Professor of Swiss history at the University of Bern, said Napoleon “turned the former subject territories into new, sovereign cantons.” So, he was very important in the making of the modern map of Switzerland.

[dsm-wannabe-linguist]

😒: regional languages of switzerland

😏: swiss cantonese

[beerselfie]

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[rvexillology]

In honor of swiss national day, here are the flags of the 26 cantons that make up the Swiss Confederation

from /r/vexillology Top comment: Are they flags or coats of arms?

[londiniumlundene]

Lost London: The Swiss Centre

This Modernist cultural venue once stood on the junction of Coventry Street and Leicester square, and was designed to showcase Switzerland and its products. Completed in 1966, the building consisted of a two-storey “podium” and a fourteen-storey tower block, which contained office floors, residential spaces, a penthouse, and a viewing gallery.

On its opening, the Swiss Centre was home to a trade and commercial opportunities, including a Swiss bank, a tourist office, a chocolate and souvenir shop, a Swissair office, a café, and several Swiss-themed restaurants. On the outside, the podium was topped by a totem column displaying the insignia of the Swiss cantons, whilst the front featured a carillon clock, comprised of 27 and 11 moving Swiss figures.

In its early days, the Swiss Centre a popular destination for tourists and Londoners alike, but as time went on, the connection to Switzerland faded, with nightclubs, tacky souvenir shops, and an art house cinema all taking residence at some point. Westminster City Council decided that it didn’t fit with the neighbouring buildings, and its Swiss theme was confusing to many of the West End’s tourists. It was demolished in 2008, and the site is now occupied by (that quintessential London tourist destination) M&M’s World…

The Swiss Centre is remembered in the name of Swiss Court – the street leading from Leicester Square up to Wardour Street – and the presence of the canton totem and a redesigned and restored Swiss glockenspiel, both situated just a few metres from their original locations.

[sometimeslondon]

The Swiss Cantonal Tree off Leicester Square