14 years of travels in Europe, and a few non-European countries, and still going. Random photos taken over the years with some commentary and background info. Thanks Rick Steves!
Fraumünster.
"The Fraumünster abbey of Zürich was founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard. He endowed the Benedictine convent with the lands of Zürich, Uri, and the Albis forest, and granted the convent immunity, placing it under his direct authority. The choir of the abbey includes 5 large stained glass windows designed by artist Marc Chagall and installed in 1970." – Wikipedia
St. Peter's Church.
"St. Peter is one of the four main churches of the old town of Zürich, besides Grossmünster, Fraumünster and Predigerkirche. The steeple's clock face has a diameter of 8.7 m, the largest church clock face in the World. The bells date to 1880." – Wikipedia
Comments [0]
Grossmünster, the symbol of the city with its distinctive twin towers.
"The Grossmünster ("great minster") is a Romanesque-style church that played an important role in the history of the Protestant Reformation. It is one of the three major churches of Zürich (the others being the Fraumünster and St. Peterskirche). The core of the present building near the banks of the Limmat River was constructed on the site of a Carolingian church, according to legend originally commissioned by Charlemagne. Construction of the present structure commenced around 1100 and it was inaugurated around 1220." – Wikipedia
Comments [0]
Comments [0]