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Hotel and lodging Lucerne / CH 1859

Hotel Schweizerhof Lucerne

At the Schweizerhof, Wagner completed the score of Tristan und Isolde.

Hotel Schweizerhof Lucerne on Schweizerhofquai.

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WES1947, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗︎

01 / Why this place matters

Exile

At the Schweizerhof Wagner completed the score of Tristan und Isolde on 6 August 1859. The hotel is therefore not merely a travel address but the precisely identifiable finishing place of one of his most consequential works.

02 / Plan the visit

Lucerne

Always verify opening hours, tickets and accessibility directly with the operator.

Practical note

Check opening hours, tours and accessibility on the official website before visiting.
Relevant years
1859
Type
Hotel and lodging
Story
Exile
Status
Visitor site
Address
Schweizerhofquai 3, 6002 Luzern
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03 / Related works

From place back to stage.

09 Tristan und Isolde

04 / Sources and further reading

Read further, then travel.

  1. 01Bayreuth Tourismus, Wo Wagner wohnte Open source ↗︎

05 / More places nearby or within this story

The route continues.

Weimar Deutsches Nationaltheater 28. August 1850Zurich Villa Wesendonck 1857 bis 1858Lucerne Richard Wagner Museum Tribschen 1866 bis 1872