Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrücke) - Lucerne , Switzerland

🇨🇭 Willkommen in der Schweiz

Welcome to Switzerland!

This model was designed by Daniel Muradás.

The Kapellbrücke (literally, Chapel Bridge) crosses the river Reuss in Lucerne, central Switzerland. Built in 1365, it is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe, as well as the world's oldest surviving truss bridge. It serves as the city's symbol and as one of Switzerland's main tourist attractions. Named after the nearby St. Peter's Chapel, the bridge is unique because it contains a number of interior paintings dating back to the 17th century (from Wikipedia).

MiniWorld 3D is happy to bring this historical model to life as a homage to all the people of Switzerland. This model was created from scratch by hand and brain in parametric software to ensure printability, using photographs and blueprints to create a beautiful and stylized version of your favorite landmarks.  Please give credit, it's all about spreading culture! 

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Photo credits:  @de3dprintman and Dany Sánchez.

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Printing Tips

Suggested parameters:

For better details, print slow, such as 15 or 20mm/s for outer perimeters.
Fine-tune retraction to avoid stringing.
Perimeters: 2
Top layers: 3
Infill: as low as 12%

No supports needed, but good bridging (no pun intended) is necessary.  If you want, you can try supports but we recommend that you try without first.

Also, the “water” serves as a built-in raft/brim that helps keep all the bridge stilts together and adhered to the print bed, because they have very little contact surface.