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Time travel into the past. Fascinating expeditions into past worlds.

In the surroundings of the Segnes hut, countless extraordinary geological phenomena can be found: the Flims Rockslide, the Glarus Thrust, and Verrucano Rocks.

What did the world look like when the rockslide occurred, when the Glarus Thrust was still active, or when the Verrucano Rocks were formed?

At this pavilion, we offer you time travel opportunities. Travel back to the origins of these geological phenomena.

Read the travel descriptions, and you will understand why geologists are so fascinated by the Sardona World Heritage site and its phenomena!

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280 million years ago:
Journey to a volcanic desert environment and explore the origins of the ancient Verrucano rocks.

15 million years ago:
Observe how earthquakes form – 10 kilometers deep.
Witness the Glarus Thrust as it was still active.

50 million years ago:
Dive into the Flysch Sea with a submarine, where sediments were deposited to form rocks now visible in the Sardona region.

20,000 to 50,000 years ago:
The birth of the Martin’ Hole. Experience the first sunlight through this remarkable mountain hole.

200 years ago:
The earth is not flat – it is a shrinking apple. How the first geologists explained the Alps.

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9,500 years ago:
Front-row seat to the apocalypse in the Rhein valley. Experience the Flims Rockslide live.

20 years ago:
Falling rock devastates the forest. Witness how the wounds heal over time.

24’000 years ago:
Ice climbing on the Rhine valley glacier. Travel back to a time when the region was filled to the brim with ice.