Editing Rhine Falls (section)

== History ==
Tourists have been awed by the Rhine Falls for centuries. In the 19th century, the painter [[J. M. W. Turner]] made several studies and larger paintings of the falls,<ref>[http://www.nationalgalleries.org/object/D%20NG%20869 Turner painting at nationalgalleries.org]</ref> and the lyrical poet [[Eduard Mörike]] wrote of the falls:
[[File:Joseph Mallord William Turner - Fall of the Rhine at Schaffhausen - 13.2723 - Museum of Fine Arts.jpg|thumb|[[J. M. W. Turner]]: ''Fall of the Rhine at Schaffhausen'' ([[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]])]]

:''Halte dein Herz, o Wanderer, fest in gewaltigen Händen!''
:''   Mir entstürzte vor Lust zitternd das meinige fast.''
:''Rastlos donnernde Massen auf donnernde Massen geworfen,''
:''   Ohr und Auge, wohin retten sie sich im Tumult?''

:(Hold your heart, oh traveller, tightly in mighty hands!
:Mine nearly collapsed, shivering with pleasure.
:Restlessly thundering masses thrown upon thundering masses,
:Ear and eye, whither can they save themselves in such an uproar?)

In 1840, author [[Mary Shelley]] visited the Falls while on a tour of Europe with her son. She described her visit in a travel narrative that she published in 1844, ''[[Rambles in Germany and Italy]]''. She says: "A portion of the cataract arches over the lowest platform, and the spray fell thickly on us, as standing on it and looking up, we saw wave, and rock, and cloud, and the clear heavens through its glittering ever-moving veil. This was a new sight, exceeding anything I had ever before seen; however, not to be wet through, I was obliged quickly to tear myself away."<ref>{{cite book|last=Shelley|first=Mary|title=Travel Writing|year=1996|publisher=Pickering|location=London|isbn=1-85196-084-8|pages=102}}</ref>