October 2006: Bourbaki Panorama in Lucerne

The Bourbaki Panorama in Lucerne houses Edourard Castres’ circular painting depicting the hopeless situation of a defeated army that has fled to the Swiss border during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. France's Eastern Army, under the command of General Bourbaki, is giving up its arms at Les Verrieres in Switzerland in February 1871.
The panorama, completed over several months in 1881, is over 1000 square meters. The original dimensions corresponded to the panorama standard at the time of about 14 meters in height with a circumference of 114 meters, but adjustments over the years have shaved over four meters from the panorama’s height.
Beginning in the 1830s, panoramas were often enhanced with a faux-terrain of three-dimensional figures and props; the Bourbaki panorama has over 20 figures, a railroad car, scattered army and background sound that bring it to life.

You can visit the museum web page at: http://www.bourbakipanorama.ch/