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The highest Rbh pass, UNESCO heritage

“It was considered to be a visible from the train, but it’s worth a journey

challenging architectural feat of its to discover this magnificent icon up close and
personal. The best way to see it will be to depart
era, and its construction employed the train at Filsur and to go to one of the four
viewpoints, and to wait for the train to take a
several innovative techniques.” photo. The four viewpoints are – North and
South (the beginning and the end of viaduct),
the bottom – near the river, from the front
side, and far away from the back side. All four
the last century, and even walk over to them. are indeed breath-taking. The paths to the
This is what we did to tell you this story. viewpoints are not easy, and will require some
physical preparation, but the panorama views
Landwasser viaduct – world viaduct icon are rewarding and worth the journey.
This viaduct was constructed between 1901
and 1902 by Müller & Zeerleder, on behalf Wiesen viaduct
of the Rhb. The viaduct stands at 65 meters This viaduct is not in the itinerary of the
high and 136 meters long, standing as a six- Bernina express, nor Glacier express, that
arched curved limestone railway viaduct that is why it is the less “visited” viaduct. Those
spans 20 metres in width, resting on five high who spent time in Davos were maybe curious
pillars. The Landwasser Viaduct carries a to take the “Crocodile train” to explore the
single railway track, which has a gradient of 2 gorges. But they could have missed this giant
percent across the structure. The southeastern viaduct as it is not that visible from the train.
abutment of the Landwasser Viaduct is located The best way to see it will be to take the train
on a high cliff, and at that point, the tracks lead one stop from Filsur, in the direction of Davos,
directly into the 216-metre long Landwasser and get out there (attention: the stop is called
Tunnel. The tunnel’s entrance is positioned on Wieser and is on request!). From the station,
a vertical rock wall, having been purposefully you go back 300 meters and you can actually
aligned with the viaduct. It was considered to walk this viaduct. It looks adventurous, but
be a challenging architectural feat of its era, and indeed, it is very safe. On the other side of
its construction employed several innovative viaduct there is a viewpoint, where you can
techniques. It fascinated film producers, and take a beautiful photo with the train. Check
appeared in the films “Anastasia” and “A Cure the itinerary to catch it !
for Wellness”, while also appearing over one
million times on postal stamps, thus giving If you are full of adventure – you can then
it the iconic national pride it receives. It is walk the whole way back to Filsur (1,5 hours),

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