Gezicht op Luzern met op de achtergrond het Vierwoudstrekenmeer en bergen c. 1885 - 1895

Giorgio Sommer captured this view of Lucerne, with its lake and mountains, through photography. Note how the architecture of the city rises in a manner to mimic the mountains in the background. This echo is no accident, but a resonance deeply embedded in our collective psyche. Mountains have always loomed large in human consciousness, symbolizing permanence and spiritual aspiration. We find echoes of this reverence in the pyramids of Egypt and the ziggurats of Mesopotamia, structures that similarly attempt to bridge the earthly and the divine. In this view of Lucerne, the spires and rooftops become a man-made mountain range, a testament to humanity's enduring desire to connect with something greater than ourselves. This desire is not new, but an echo in the long gallery of the human spirit.