Zurich: Gothic Architecture

Places and attractions in the Gothic architecture category

Fraumünster

11th-century church with Chagall windows Nestled in the heart of Zurich, the Fraumünster is an emblematic historical site that dates back to the 9th century. This former abbey, founded in 853 by King Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard, has become one of the city's most significant landmarks.

Predigerkirche Zürich

The Predigerkirche Zürich is a notable historical landmark nestled in the heart of Zurich, Switzerland. This church, with its origins dating back to the 13th century, stands as a testament to the city's rich religious and architectural heritage.

Augustinerkirche

Augustinerkirche was once one of the five main churches in the old town of Zürich, Switzerland, together with Fraumünster, Grossmünster, Predigern and St. Peter's. First built around 1270 as a Romanesque church belonging to the Augustinian abbey, on occasion of the Reformation in Zürich worship in the church was discontinued.

Alte Kirche Höngg

The Alte Kirche Höngg is a Reformed church in the district 10 of Zürich. Its congregation forms part of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich. Based on archeological research, the basement of the church relates to the 8/9th century.

Wasserkirche

Landmark 13th-century church and crypt The Wasserkirche of Zürich, first mentioned as ecclesia Aquatica Turicensi around 1250 and as wazzirkilcha in 1256, is a church built on a small island in the Limmat, situated between the two main churches of medieval Zürich, the Grossmünster and the Fraumünster, at the Limmatquai and the Münsterbrücke.

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