About Fraumuenster Church

Across the river from Grossmunster Church in Zurich, Fraumunster is marked by its clock tower and slender blue spire. Around 1250, it was built on a convent that had been founded here in 853, but it still has the original crypt. The church, which overlooks Munsterhof square, is best known for its artwork. Renovated in the 20th century, it received modern frescoes depicting the founding of Fraumunster, and Giacometti designed a large stained glass window in the 1940s. Still, most visit the church for its magnificent windows designed by Marc Chagall, which are best viewed in bright morning sunlight.

Attractions around Fraumuenster Church

Chapel Bridge

One of the oldest covered bridges in Europe dates back to 1333 and is known as Kapellbruecke in its German-speaking home of Lucerne, Switzerland. Much of 669-foot Chapel Bridge located where Lake Lucerne meets River Reuss had to be reconstructed after a 1993 fire. There are magnificent 17th century paintings inside the bridge portraying the city's and country's history.