ðə bˈɪldɪŋ ʌv swˈɪtsɚlənd æz ɐ fˈɛdɚɹəl stˈeɪt ɪnðə fˈɜːst hˈæf ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ɹᵻvˈaɪvd sˈɪmbəlz ʌvðə pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv ɡɹˈoʊθ ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld swˈɪs kənfˈɛdɚɹəsi ɪnðə lˈeɪt mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒᵻz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə lˈɛdʒəndz ʌv wˈɪljəm tˈɛl ænd ˈɑːɹnəld wˈɪŋkəlɹid ænd ðə ɹˈuːtli ˈoʊθ.
The building of Switzerland as a federal state in the first half of the 19th century (1803–1848) revived symbols of the period of growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy in the Late Middle Ages, including the legends of William Tell and Arnold Winkelried and the Rütli oath.