Lucerne, also known as Lucerne, is known as Switzerland's most beautiful and ideal tourist city and the Swiss resort most popular with Switzerland. The Capel Bridge and the Octagonal Water Tower are the most famous landmarks here, and are the buildings most often found on Swiss postcards. Founded in 1333, the Capel Bridge is the oldest covered wooden bridge in Europe. The bridge's cross-brows are painted with 120 religious and historical oil paintings, along with paintings depicting the popular scene of the Black Death.