Old Armory and Art Armory

Old Armory and Art Armory is a museum in Rapperswil, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen which is located on Schönbodenstrasse. Old Armory and Art Armory is situated nearby to the square Zeughausgarten, as well as near aire flamenco.

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Opening hours:
Wednesday: 2:00 PM—8:00 PM
Thursday: 2:00 PM—5:00 PM
Friday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
public holidays: closed
Type: Museum
Description: former armory in Rapperswil in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, now repurposed
Also known as: “Kunst(Zeug)Haus”
Address: Schönbodenstrasse 1, Rapperswil SG, 8640

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena and Sonnenhof Rapperswil.

St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena

Stadium

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St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena, formerly the Diners Club Arena, and originally known as Eishalle Lido, is an indoor sporting arena located in Rapperswil, Switzerland. St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena is situated 530 metres south of Old Armory and Art Armory.

Sonnenhof Rapperswil

Shopping center

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Sonnenhof Rapperswil is a shopping center, which is situated 470 metres west of Old Armory and Art Armory.

Polish Museum

Museum

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The Polish Museum, Rapperswil, was founded in Rapperswil, Switzerland, on 23 October 1870, by Polish Count Władysław Broel-Plater, at the urging of Agaton Giller, as "a refuge for Poland's historic memorabilia dishonored and plundered in the homeland" and for the promotion of Polish interests. Polish Museum is situated 1 km west of Old Armory and Art Armory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rapperswil and Jona.

Rapperswil

Town

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Rapperswil is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the constituency of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, located between Obersee and the main part of Lake Zurich.

Jona

Town

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jona is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Hurden

Hamlet

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Hurden is a village in the municipality of Freienbach in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. First mentioned in 1217, the name "de Hurden" was used for the peninsula and for the fish traps made of woven work, called "Hürden" or "Hurden", which were used by the locals.

Old Armory and Art Armory

Categories: architectural ensemble, arsenal, art gallery, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Rapperswil, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.22783° or 47° 13′ 40″ north

Longitude

8.82659° or 8° 49′ 36″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

8FVC6RHG+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 206126916

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q14541537

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In Other Languages

From German to Italian—“Old Armory and Art Armory” goes by many names.

German: “Altes Zeughaus und Kunstzeughaus”
German: “Altes Zeughaus”
Italian: “Vecchia armeria di Rapperswil”

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Highlights include Zeughausgarten and aire flamenco.

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