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Cardada Viewpoint

designed by Paolo L. Bürgi /

Location: Switzerland / Type: Look-outs / Built: 2000 /
Show on Google Maps / Published on May 10, 2010

Landscape Architecture: Paolo L. Bürgi
Design: 1998
Construction: 2000
Cost: 1,7 M €

: © Paolo L. Bürgi

: © Paolo L. Bürgi

: © Paolo L. Bürgi

: © Paolo L. Bürgi

: © Paolo L. Bürgi

: © Paolo L. Bürgi

: © Paolo L. Bürgi

: © Paolo L. Bürgi

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2 thoughts on "Cardada Viewpoint by Paolo L. Bürgi"

artur viveiros says:
May 10, 2010 at 9:02 pm
two fantastic platforms made better by the breathtaking views! I quite like the round concrete platform… it integrates quite well with its surroundings in an almost effortless way – what are the stone blocks peppering the floor?
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Karl Kaufmann says:
October 6, 2016 at 12:04 am
The stones peppering the floor are geological samples from the 2 sides of the valley . Being very different geologically.
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