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Phoenix by Doris Bühler

Doris Bühler talking about her work: "As a visual artist, I am principally interested in the human being itself."

"The human body in its power and beauty is what so captivates and occupies me. Through it, I always attempt to draw out nature's deepest mysteries and express them in my work. Since the flooding of the Nile was always followed first by the appearance of birds, the Egyptians made a connection between Phoenix and Osiris, responsible for annual renewal of nature. The 'firebird' symbolises eternal life, resurrection and life after death."

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It is the palace and official residence of the Prince of Liechtenstein.

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Rheinberger House was one of the first administrative buildings in the present day government quarter.

The Rheinberger House origins date back to the time of the Count of Sulz in the 16th century.

In 1826 it was assigned to the family of the Princely Tax Collector (Rentmeister) Johann Peter Rheinberger as his official residence.

It was here that in 1839 the later composer Josef Gabriel Rheinberger came into the world. He died in Munich in 1901. The house of his birth passed to state ownership in 1957. Following a thorough renovation in the sixties, it has been the principal premises of the Liechtenstein School of Music since 1969.

To mark the centenary of Josef Gabriel Rheinberger's birth in 1939, a competition was held to create a memorial for the composer. The winning project was a design by Franz Marcel Fischer, which was subsequently erected in 1940 in front of Rheinberger House.

The monument consists of a bronze bust, depicting Josef Gabriel Rheinberger in a realistic pose. To the left is a relief of a lyre – symbolising music – and to the right an engraved inscription plate.

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The "Alte Rheinbrücke" is a covered wooden bridge linking the municipalities of Vaduz and Sevelen.

Measuring 135 metres in length, it was completed in 1901 and is today the only remaining wooden bridge spanning the Rhine. Another wooden bridge was, in fact, erected at the same spot 30 years earlier. However, this required rebuilding due to damage caused by the bridge being raised on two separate occasions while work was being carried out redirecting the Rhine.

After the dam in Schaan broke in 1927, the bridge was raised once again. The bridge, which has a wooden roof, was renovated between 2009 and 2010. Motor vehicles are not permitted to use the bridge, making it particularly popular with cyclists.

This old covered bridge link Switzerland and Liechtenstein over Rhein. It takes about 5 minutes walk to cross, and there is absolutely no immigration formalities. This photo was taken from Switzerland.

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The Red House is a stepped gable house with an attached residential tower and torkel building located in the Liechtenstein capital Vaduz . The building dates from the late Middle Ages and has been expanded over the centuries to include other parts of the building.

The Red House is located in Mitteldorf, the former center of Vaduz. The building complex consists of a residential building with a stepped gable in the west, a residential tower in the center and a torkel building in the east. A vineyard is attached to the south of the building complex .

The residential building with a stepped gable is two-story and is located on the west side of the building complex. The building with a basement has a dark red paint, from which the name "Red House" is derived. This red color has been detectable since at least the middle of the 19th century. The residential building is closed off by a stepped gable in the north and south of the building.

The residential tower is four-story and has an almost square floor plan. It is completed by a slightly bent pyramid roof. The outer facade of the ground floor and the first two upper floors are made of bare and uncut natural stone, while the fourth floor is plastered and has sloping tower corners.

The Torkel building is single-storey and is located on the east side of the building complex. Inside there is a staggering tree around 10 meters long and 4 meters high , which probably consisted of two pressed trees on top of each other. The complex is made up of different old parts, with an inscription referring to the year 1776.

The building history of the Red House is not clearly documented. Archaeological finds have shown that the current building was preceded by a previous building that was demolished in the 15th century at the latest. There is historical evidence that the Vaistli family came into possession of the estate in 1338. After the Vaistli family died out, the building became the property of Josef Litscher around 1500, and the property was finally acquired by the St. Johann monastery in 1525 .

A Liechtenstein legend tells that Josef Litscher murdered his brother after an argument and fled to the St. Johann monastery for fear of being punished. He is said to have promised the monastery his possessions if they should enable him to flee abroad. This legend can be substantiated by a certificate that documents the change of ownership and the fact that Litscher "emigrated" in the same year. A fresco on the east side of the tower commemorates the legend .

In 1807, the property around the Red House came into the hands of the Rheinberger family in the course of secularization . Finally, the building was used to celebrate Holy Masses and as a teaching facility. The altar and other objects from the former chapel are now in the possession of the Liechtenstein National Museum .

Between 1902 and 1905, the building complex was expanded by the painter, sculptor and architect Egon Rheinberger , giving it its current appearance: the previously detached house and the Torkel building were connected by a tower designed by Egon Rheinberger himself. In addition, the stepped gable of the house was raised and the room layout changed.

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