Bells for the Olympics (Daily Life 2022, by Christoph Ruckstuhl) - Swiss Press Award
Christoph Ruckstuhl
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Photo / Daily Life
2022
Christoph Ruckstuhl
The world-famous bell for the final lap of an athletics race comes from a small business in La Chaux-de-Fonds. At the Blondeau foundry, the bells for the timekeepers at the Olympic Games are still cast by hand. They also produce bells for all kinds of folkloric celebrations in Switzerland.
