The Castles of Sion
1st Edition
Published on 20. May 2019
48 pages
978-3-03797-601-2 (ISBN)
Description
What might the small city of Sion look like without its two castles? The striking fortifications on the Valeria and Tourbillon hills and the Majorie and Vidomnat buildings form part of the medieval built fabric of the Valais canton's capital. They evoke a time when Catholic bishops and the cathedral Chapter controlled the gateway to the Great St Bernard and Simplon passes - two major historic trade routes across the Swiss Alps. Discover Sion's medieval atmosphere, and its treasure of the rarest and unique artefacts.
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Patrick Elsig
The Castles of Sion
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05/2019
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Content
- Intro
- Representative and symbolic buildings
- A lasting medieval imprint
- Two hills for two powers
- The city's fortifications
- Valeria Castle
- Castle or fortified village?
- A thousand years of construction in three major phases
- Earliest structures and defences (11th to 14th centuries)
- Functional and aesthetic improvements (15th to 18th centuries)
- The historic monument (19th to 21st centuries)
- A tour of Valeria village
- The site's defences
- Dwelling houses and common rooms
- A visit to the Basilica
- The nave and its features
- The chancel
- The aisles and transept
- The Treasury
- All Saints Chapel
- Tourbillon Castle
- A symbol of episcopal power
- A tour of the castle
- The residential tower and hall
- The chapel and its murals
- The Majorie episcopal complex
- The Vidomnat
- The Majorie
- Sion - a unique medieval site
- Appendix
