Hächler maintains the Vindonissa amphitheater
Hächler AG Umbau und Renovation carries out important conservation work on the Vindonissa Amphitheater in Windisch every year. Led by Reto Schwitter, the maintenance focuses on repairing joints to protect the historic structure.
Hächler AG Umbau und Renovation tackles a special task every year. Under the management of Reto Schwitter, the Wettingen-based company preserves and protects the Vindonissa amphitheater in Windisch, Hächler announced in a press release. The expert in monument preservation at Hächler is contributing his extensive specialist knowledge, valuable experience and passion to the maintenance of the largest facility of its kind in Switzerland, according to the statement.
“The renovation and refurbishment of such a building requires absolute expertise, many years of experience and a high level of sensitivity,” writes Hächler. The annual maintenance work mainly involves repairing defective joints through which water could otherwise penetrate the masonry. Hächler uses a mortar specially adapted for this purpose.
The amphitheatre in Windisch was built in the first century AD in the immediate vicinity of the Roman legionary camp of Vindonissa. It measures 111 by 99 meters and offers space for 11,000 spectators. The site, which is owned by the Swiss Confederation, is a cultural asset of national importance.