Meggenhorn Castle on Lake Luzern was built between 1868 and 1870 by Edouard Hofer-Grosjean from Mulhouse with a design similar to the French castle Chambord. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Schloss Meggenhorn
Schloss Meggenhorn
garden of Schloss Meggenhorn
garden of Schloss Meggenhorn
The former private living rooms inside the castle can now be visited.
Schloss Meggenhorn
Schloss Meggenhorn
Schloss Meggenhorn
Schloss Meggenhorn
Schloss Meggenhorn
Schloss Meggenhorn
Schloss Meggenhorn
Schloss Meggenhorn
Schloss Meggenhorn
Schloss Meggenhorn
When Madame Marie Amélie Heine-Kohn purchased it in 1886 she decided to add a small free-standing neo-Gothic chapel designed by architect Heinrich Viktor Segesser.
Schloss and Schlosskapelle Meggenhorn
Schloss and Schlosskapelle Meggenhorn
The property was sold again in 1920, this time to the Zurich textile industrialist Heinrich Frey-Baumann. He renovated the chapel and equipped it in 1926 with a Welt-Philharmonie organ that can be seen on the left of the photo. The pneumatic organ could be played normally from a console, but was also able to automatically play songs using perforated paper rolls. 104 of these rolls have survived until today !
Schlosskapelle Meggenhorn
Schlosskapelle Meggenhorn
Schlosskapelle Meggenhorn with Welt-Philharmonie organ
Schlosskapelle Meggenhorn with Welt-Philharmonie organ
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