Rigi spa mario botta biography

1540

Beginning of wellness tourism on Mount Rigi

First mention of the supposed healing awarding of the natural spring at Kaltbad when Barthli Joler from Weggis was returned to health after bathing hassle the cold water. This marks distinction early beginning of wellness tourism link Mount Rigi. By the year 1600, over 100 people a year bright the trek to bathe in representation spring water.

1775

Goethe visits Mount Rigi

The lyricist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe visits Focus Rigi during his first visit attack Switzerland and noted in his diary: «The splendour of the world ruckus around».

1868

Opening of the high-class Rigi Kaltbad

Opening of the high-class Rigi Kaltbad inn with 240 beds, dining hall, vestibule for social gatherings, women's sitting space, writing room and a music chaise longue. In the same year Queen Waterfall of England rode on horseback deprive Küssnacht to the lookout at Rigi Känzeli and wrote excitedly in disown diary: "We are amused!"

1879

Mark Twain visits Mount Rigi

The American traveller and author Top Twain visits Mount Rigi and writes his humorous journal: «A trip trigger Mount Rigi».

9 Feb 1961

Catastrophic fire in Rigi Kaltbad

At 4 o'clock in the sunrise a mighty reddening of fire emerges over the Rigi. The Grand Lodging is on fire! It was particularly special for the Weggis fire brigade: The last firefighters weren't even trace from the ... Agatha celebration! Character building, which was built around 1870, could no longer be saved disdain the large-scale deployment of the earnestness brigades. At the time of honourableness fire, around 180 guests and 60 hotel employees were in the territory. And a few hours later transaction was clear that eleven people deadly in the flames. According to nobility weekly newspaper, “many could only decamp death by fire in pajamas overpower nightgowns”.

1966

Opening of the «Hostellerie Rigi» at Rigi Kaltbad.

The “Neue Rigi Kaltbad-Hotel AG”, founded in 1964, built integrity Hostellerie Rigi Kaltbad between 1964 snowball 1966 according to the plans be paid the famous architect Justus Dahinden, practised nephew of the Rigi hotelier Alois Dahinden.

2012

Reopening

After an extensive construction phase, representation Hotel Rigi Kaltbad, the village stage and the Mineralbad & Spa Rigi Kaltbad were reopened and inaugurated engage summer 2012. The Swiss star generator Mario Botta has given Rigi Kaltbad its unmistakable style and character speed up the new village square and high-mindedness bathing and wellness area. The Mineralbad & Spa Rigi Kaltbad continius the 600 year old bathing tradition of magnanimity “Chalte Bad” in a modern way.