Sherlock-Holmes-Museum description and photos - Switzerland: Meiringen (Topic)

Sherlock-Holmes-Museum description and photos - Switzerland: Meiringen. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Sherlock-Holmes-Museum.

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The history of this museum is as follows - the world famous writer Arthur Conan-Doyle visited Meiringen with his wife, trying to cure her from a serious illness with local healing waters. However, this did not produce the expected effect. Intentionally or not, the writer later chose one of Meiringen's hotels for the death of the character of his works, the detective Sherlock Holmes. When this became known, fans of the literary hero made it her place of pilgrimage. The city became especially popular after the publication, at the numerous requests of indignant readers, of the story of Holmes's miraculous rescue.

The museum includes the museum itself, the house of Sherlock Holmes fans and a statue of the famous detective sitting near the museum with a pipe in the teeth, dressed in the usual alpine hiking clothes. After all, this is how he looked when he went to the fatal meeting at the Reichenbach Falls. At the waterfall, by the way, there is also a memorial plaque to the detective.

In this museum, the living room of Sherlock Holmes's apartment is most accurately recreated. It is believed that it is even better than the one that is organized and open to the public in London, on Baker Street, at a non-existent address created specifically for the museum. Here you can use the audio guide, which works for the convenience of visitors in different languages, including Russian. If you wish, you can sit in an armchair by the fireplace, take memorable photographs and buy souvenirs at the shop adjacent to the museum.

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Topic: Sherlock-Holmes-Museum description and photos - Switzerland: Meiringen.