Alfred Escher's first trip through "his" Gotthard Tunnel
The fourth #Woodvetia statue was unveiled at Zurich HB: Alfed Escher. What was denied to him during his lifetime has now been made possible by the wooden campaign created by Rod.
Switzerland owes a great deal to Alfred Escher, the railroad pioneer born in Zurich in 1819. But he was one of the co-founders of the forerunners of today's ETH, Credit-Suisse and SwissLife. To this day, Switzerland's connection to its neighboring countries in terms of transport policy is of utmost importance. The Gotthard Tunnel, in particular, was already considered a work of the century during Escher's lifetime. However, the passage through his life's work was denied to the entrepreneur, politician and visionary pioneer, as he died in 1882 before its completion. The #Woodvetia figure of Alfred Escher was mounted in an SBB passenger coach on Monday, February 20, and then passed through the Gotthard Tunnel on its first journey. After that, the wooden figure will travel throughout the country until the end of the year.
The #Woodvetia figure by Alfred Escher was created from Swiss wood. The approximately 150-year-old oak comes from Regensdorf. More precisely, it comes from a safety lumberyard right next to the SBB tracks. The choice of wood is a tribute to the Zurich railroad pioneer. In his time, railroad sleepers were made exclusively of oak.
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The #Woodvetia campaign aims to strengthen the demand for Swiss wood (Werbewoche.ch reported). At the center of the awareness campaign launched by the forestry and timber industry and the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) are life-size figures of important Swiss personalities. These are each made from a type of wood that comes from the region of origin of the person portrayed. Zurich artist Inigo Gheyselinck creates the statues with the involvement of various partners from the forestry and timber industries. Foresters, sawyers and carpenters are among those involved in the artistic process. The selection of the statues was made by a jury consisting of representatives of the forest and wood industry as well as the FOEN. In addition to the "launch figure" Madame Tussaud, the following have been chosen so far August Piccard and Johanna Spyri DISCLOSURE. (hae/pd)
