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West Front

The West Front is a landmark of Lucerne. It was built after the fire of 1633. The towers, reduced to half their size by fire, were rebuilt in old Gothic style. Only the lower half of the towers were able to be reintegrated into the new construction of the church. In a recess of the North Tower (left), a scene (1512) in dyed sandstone depicts Jesus on the Mount of Olives, surrounded by approaching soldiers and the Apostles. Between the towers, an arched entrance opens onto the antechamber or narthex. The crests (Lucerne and the Imperial Eagle) above the keystone of the entranceway are flanked by the figures of the church patrons, St Leger and St Mauritius, in relief. Between two windows in the middle cornice St Michael can be seen slaying the dragon.

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