The church of Lucerne makes a bell prematurely after complaints



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(nda) For some neighbors in the old city, the ten-day interruption of daily life by the ringing of the church tower is too much, said the Catholic Church of the city of Lucerne on Friday. Take the need for rest seriously. Church neighbors are currently also exposed to noise from construction sites.

The city of Lucerne granted permission for the sound art project. Andreas Rosar of the Catholic Church said at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency that the one-week restriction was a compromise

Klarissa Flückiger, art student in Lucerne, who was working with her colleague Mahtola Wittmer on the happy art project of the accident. However, they did not want to disturb people.

After all, it had worked a few days, said Flückiger. The art project was well received and she and her colleague had very good reactions in the field. For example, a family from Entlebuch traveled to Lucerne because his son wanted to hear the cell phone tone of the church tower.

The artistic project "Zeitzeichen" was started on Monday afternoon. Instead of the usual bells in the quarter-hour clock sounds of the church tower at irregular intervals and lengths a standard worldwide known ringtone. The ringing is triggered by both art students.

"Zeitzeichen" provoked a great media echo. According to the Catholic Church, not only the media in Switzerland, but also Germany and the BBC in London reported the strange bells of Lucerne

The Peterskapelle in the Old Town of Lucerne is the oldest church of Lucerne. It is not known how old the church, which has been changed several times, is right next to the Kapllebrücke. It was mentioned in 1178. The church is being renovated. The church had the construction work accompanied by art projects, of which "Zeitzeichen" is the last.

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