Category: Architectural attractions and landmarks
Architectural landmarks: buildings, palaces, bridges, etc.
The Reformation Wall is situated in an exceptionally beautiful park, close to the elegant Place de Neuve in Geneva. The most prominent Protestant reformers in Europe are honored with four giant statues, a constant reminder of Geneva’s important role in religious history. The giant wall (325 feet long, 30 feet…
View moreBern Minster (The Cathedral of Bern), known locally as Berner Münster, is a Swiss Reformed cathedral located in the old city of Bern. Originally constructed in the Gothic style, the building was completed in 1421. Its tower was only completed in 1893, and stands at a height of 100.6 meters…
View moreThe Zytglogge, also known as the 'time bell', is a major medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland. Since it was built in the 13th century, it has served the city as a guard tower, prison, clock tower, nerve center of urban life, and a civic memorial. The Zytglogge, Bern's most recognizable…
View moreThe Grossmünster, in Zürich, Switzerland, is a Protestant church built in Romanesque style. It is one of the town's four main churches. According to legend, Charlemagne discovered the tombs of the patron saints Felix and Regula in the city, and on the spot had a church built as a monastery….
View moreBasel Town Hall (Basler Rathaus) is a 500-year-old building, known also as Roothuus, and it dominates the Marktplatz in Basel, Switzerland. The Town Hall houses the meetings of the Cantonal Parliament as well as the Cantonal Government of the canton of Basel-Stadt. The Great Council Chamber was covered with a…
View moreThe name of the Protestant Fraumünster in Zurich, often mistranslated to the Church of Our Lady, actually means Women's Church, referring to the foundation of an abbey here in 853 by Emperor Ludwig for his daughter, Hildegard, for aristocratic women of Europe. The head of the monastery was also the…
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