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Bollingen Tower is a stone retreat on the shore of the upper basin of Lake Zurich near the village of Bollingen, Switzerland, built by the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung. Jung acquired the site in 1922 and built an initial round tower himself in 1923, then expanded the structure in stages in 1927, 1931 and 1935 until it took the form of a small four towered castle. He added a second floor to the 1927 wing after his wife's death in 1955, work he described as an extension of consciousness achieved in old age. Jung spent months there most years for the rest of his life, and the tower remains a private residence held by a family trust. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1923 2
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Standing 1
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Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
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1. Bollingen Tower (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollingen_Tower, lead definition
    The Bollingen Tower is a structure built by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung.
  • History
    A second storey was added to the 1927 addition after the death of Jung's wife in 1955, signifying "an extension of consciousness achieved in old age." For much of his life Jung spent several months each year living at Bollingen.
  • Uses Element: Stone, Wikipedia article
    It was a stone structure suitable to be lived in.
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2. Bollingen Tower (Wikidata)
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  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1923)
    Wikidata item Q2091231, property P571: 1923
  • Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
    Wikidata item Q2091231, instance of (P31): villa
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
    Wikidata item Q2091231, property P131/P17 (location): Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
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