Excavations in the year 2020

Early Settlement Traces

Recovery of the stone casting mold

A Medieval Crafts Quarter

Ornate bone for the production of fittings

A Medieval Crafts Quarter

On one side of the casting mold, a crucifix can be seen

A Medieval Crafts Quarter

The other side of the rare find displays an eagle

A Medieval Crafts Quarter

Excerpt from the copperplate engraving by Matthäus Merian from the year 1655

City Wall and Tower

The coat of arms stone from 1603 is clearly visible in the photograph by Lienhard & Salzborn

Alpine Dairy, Residences, and Soap Production

Excerpt from a city map by Peter Hemmi from the year 1823

First Prison and goal "Zuchtanstalt"

The purchase contract from 1817 (Source: State Archives of Graubünden, Vr C I No. 29)

First Prison and goal "Zuchtanstalt"

A cell in the year 2017 (Source: Sennhof Prison)

The Evolution of Cells Over Time

A cell in the year 2017 (Source: Sennhof Prison)

The Evolution of Cells Over Time

The menu from 1927 (Source: State Archives of Graubünden, C IV 11 a 2)

Menu Plan Yesterday and Today

Water and bread (Stock image)

Menu Plan Yesterday and Today

Cover of the documented work control 1834-1930 (Source: State Archives of Graubünden, C7.17)

8 “Rappen” for Men, 5 for Women

Products from the carpentry and industry (Source: Sennhof Prison)

8 “Rappen” for Men, 5 for Women

The house rules according to the regulations of 1870 (Source: State Archives of Graubünden, IV 11 a 2)

The Rule of Silence is Abolished

Legitimation card of David Frankfurter of the University of Bern, 1933-1935 (Source: State Archives of Graubünden, III 23 d 2)

David Frankfurter

The workshop building around 1960 (Source: Sennhof Prison)

Renovations Due to Precarious Conditions

The new workshop building around 1986 (Source: Sennhof Prison)

Renovations Due to Precarious Conditions

Erich von Däniken, 1987 (Source: ETH Library Zurich, Picture Archive)

Erich von Däniken - The Incarcerated Bestselling Author

Improvised ring gymnastics around 1970 (Source: Sennhof Prison)

200 Years of Sennhof – the End of an Era

Model by the architects Ritter Schumacher for the new Sennhof (Source: Ritter Schumacher AG)

The Vision of New Life at Sennhof

The opening of the new Sennhof in May 2023 (Photograph: Yvonne Michel)

The Sennhof opens its doors