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Pelican House

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Pelican House

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Location: St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

March 19, 2026

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The two-story bay window on the "Haus zum Pelikan" dates from 1708. The house name "Zum Pelikan" was first mentioned in a document in 1733. The four-story building is now used as a café and residential building. The copper roof is crowned by a golden pelican. He tears open his chest to soak his three young with blood. His nest is formed from a crown of thorns. The bird symbolizes "self-sacrificing charity", the crown of thorns the suffering of Christ.

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Johanna

January 2, 2025

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There is a café in this pretty, historic house. More information at formidable-pelikan.ch.

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Elevation 680 m

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Thursday 9 July

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