Fraumunster


Zurich is decorated with many attractions , among which separately worth mentioning Fraumünster (Fraumünster) - a Protestant church, personifying beauty and grace. Earlier there was a Benedictine convent, and today it is a beautiful building, founded in the distant 853 by Louis II German.

What to see in the Fraumunster temple in Zurich?

First of all, go inside this structure: you can not fail to pay attention to the largest organ, consisting of 5 793 pipes. Go to the north transept and, be sure, you will be charmed by colored stained glass windows, which, by the way, were created by the great Augusto Giacometti in 1945. In the southern transept, where there is a round window-outlet, there is also a stained glass luxury. She, like the five stained glass windows in the choir - the creations of Marc Chagall.

If you are lucky enough to visit the temple in sunny weather, you will see an incredible sight: the stained-glass windows will glow from the inside.

Going out into the street, be sure to go to the south side of Fraumunster. Here on the wall there is a copy of a watercolor fresco, belonging to the brush of the artist Franz Hegy. By the way, once, in the period of the Reformation, it was painted over, allegedly for the reason that at that time any decorations in the temples were forbidden. However, in 1847, this unique wall painting was discovered by archaeologist Ferdinand Keller. It will not be superfluous to note that it consists of two drawings: an image of the history of the creation of Fraumünster and the process of transferring to the monastery the relics of the saints Felix and regula, the patrons of Zurich .

At the gates of the temple visitors are met by sculptures of angels, and in the porch are preserved several tombstones with inscriptions in Latin.

How to get there?

To one of the most beautiful sights of Switzerland you will take tram number 2, 7, 8, 9, 11 or 13. You should leave at the stop "Paradeplatz". We also recommend visiting the Grossmünster Cathedral, located on the opposite bank of the Limmat River.