Zuger Zytturm Photo

Photographer’s Note

Zug is a city rarely seen on TE, so today here's a view from its main landmark, the "Zytturm" at the entrance of the tiny old city.

First built in the XIII th century as the main entry point in the city walls it was considerably enhanced in years 1478 to 1480. The clock that gave it its name ("Zytturm" = Time Tower) was added in 1574. You can see the roof decorated in the white & blue colors of the cantonal flag and below the clock the flags of the few cantons that were forming the Swiss Confederation when Zug joined it on 27. june 1352.

Zug is the richest Swiss canton because of its relaxed taxation system that attracted many wealthy persons. Some years ago a banker attracted media attention for having saved 30 Mio. CHF in taxes by just moving the headquarters of his company from Zürich to Zug.

isabela_sor, Doraemon, syd1946, ChrisJ, pat0500, cbrman, Rossignol has marked this note useful

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isabela_sor (41913) 2006-07-08 5:03

As always your photos are cool, elegant and strike just the right note...very well composed with the people and the lighting is just perfect in a cloudy day!
Thank you,JY
A nice week end
Isabela

syd1946 (17807) 2006-07-08 6:48

Hello Jean Yves,
Another excellent image from you.I like the pov and the composition.Also the scene is very intersting.
Have a nice weekend,
Thomas

chanjits (4409) 2006-07-08 8:03

well composed with great depth of field and well detailed, one can learn lot from your work.

ChrisJ (69588) 2006-07-08 10:33

Salut Jean-Yves

The architecture almost looks Dutch or Belgian. Good sharpness pov & lighting. Tfs!

bibiweb (8) 2006-07-08 13:05

Salut Jean-Yves,
Une photo typiquement LATW! :o)
Un petit rayon de soleil n'aurait pas fait de mal pour égayer un peu l'ensemble, mais il faut parfois faire avec ce qu'on a. Tu nous dis que l'horloge a été rajoutée en 1574, mais celle du dessous, c'est quoi, le backup? En plus si je me fie au données EXIF de ta photo, ni l'une ni l'autre ne sont à l'heure!
Bon dimanche.
Bibi

cbrman (18697) 2006-07-08 17:23

Hello,

Le ciel est bien couvert et ne permet pas de profiter de toute la force des couleurs des batiments. J'aurais peut-être cadré plus serré afin d'éviter les panneaux indicateurs mais la compo est bonne. De plus la note est très intéressante.
A+

Dominique

Rossignol (2289) 2006-07-08 17:45

Very pretty and traditional Swiss architecture. The tower is beautiful (nice Swiss timepiece!) and I like the ornate roof lines of the building to the left of the tower.
Isn't Zug German for train?
Peter

pat0500 (21505) 2006-07-09 11:47

Bonjour Jean Yves,
Simple photo ou la note est interessante.
Bien à toi et bon week end.
Patrick
ps:Merci pour ton commentaire sur ma nocturne.Je prend note..!