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- 1 2 Coulin, Jules (28 July 1911), "Hotel Montana in Luzern", Die Schweizerische Baukunst (in German), 3 (15): 201–208,
dann führt eine elektrische Bahn die Gäste in einer Minute von der Haldenstrasse (hinter Quai National) ins Vestibühl. Der kleine Bahnhof nächst dem Palacehotel hat schwere und ernste Formen, wie um besonders deutlich den Unterschied zu seiner Umgebung zu betonen. Der kommende bildnerische Schmuck wird das strenge Aeussere des kleinen Aufnahmegebäudes noch beleben.
- 1 2 3 "6000.02 Luzern Gesegnetmattstr. 1 - Hotel Montana", Standseilbahn.ch (in German)
- 1 2 "Drahtseilbahn Hotel Montana", Funimag
- 1 2 Swiss Federal Council (24 December 1913), "Botschaft des Bundesrates an die Bundesversammlung betreffend Konzession einer elektrischen Drahtseilbahn von der Haldenstrasse in Luzern nach dem Hotel Montana. (Vom 18. Dezember 1913.)" (PDF), Bundesblatt (in German), 1913/5 (51): 357–364, BAR-ADS: 10025219
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