German, English

• ISBN: 978-3-7165-1849-6
• Pages: 192
• Binding: Hardcover
• Published: 10/2019
• Illustrations: 160 illustrations
• Dimensions: 24 x 33 cm

Homage to the great big Swiss walls

The around 200 retention walls, weirs and dams of the Swiss Alps are among the most visibly prominent monuments of Switzerland’s economic success story. These pioneering structures of industrialization and electricity generation still play a major role today. They are nearly indestructible, low-maintenance and built to last eternally.

As monumental sculptures, these wonders of structural engineering emanate an almost sacral aura of peace. With their enormous bulk, some walls constitute powerful elements in the landscape that they dominate, while others almost seamlessly merge with their surroundings and contribute a lake to enhance the quality of the natural setting.