Tell Monument

The 'Tell Monument' is a memorial to William Tell in the market place of Altdorf, Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The bronze statue by sculptor Richard Kissling was inaugurated on August 28, 1895, at the foot of an old tower.

Photo: Olsin.se, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Türmli and Cantonal Library Uri.

Türmli

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Türmli is a scenic viewpoint.

Cantonal Library Uri

Library

Cantonal Library Uri

Photo: Kaelingisler2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cantonal Library Uri is situated 230 metres southwest of Tell Monument.

St. Anna Ossuary Chapel

Church

St. Anna Ossuary Chapel

Photo: Caro.ray, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Anna Ossuary Chapel is a church, which is situated 190 metres northwest of Tell Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altdorf and Bürglen.

Altdorf

Town

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altdorf is a municipality in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri and retains historic town privileges. It is the place where, according to the legend, William Tell shot the apple from his son's head.

Bürglen

Village

Photo: Badener, CC BY 3.0.

Bürglen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Schattdorf

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Schattdorf is a village and a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Tell Monument

Type: Monument
Description: memorial to William Tell in Altdorf in the canton of Uri, Switzerland
Categories: statue, memorials to William Tell, and historic site
Location: Altdorf (UR), Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.88178° or 46° 52′ 54″ north

Longitude

8.64396° or 8° 38′ 38″ east

Inception

1895

Open location code

8FRCVJJV+PH

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Tell Monument” goes by many names.

French: “Monument de Guillaume Tell”
German: “Tell-Denkmal”
German: “Telldenkmal”

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