Last week we had some friends in town. We met these friends when we were stationed at Ft. Lewis, WA. It was such a great week catching up with them. We took a couple of day trips. One of our day trips was to Zurich, Switzerland. One of our first stops was the big church in town. Here is the scoop according to Wikipedia.
The back side of the church.
The front of the church.
The Grossmünster ("great minster") is a Romanesque-style church in Zurich, Switzerland. It is one of the three major churches in the city (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, which was, according to legend, originally commissioned by Charlemagne.[1]Construction of the present structure commenced around 1100 and it was inaugurated around 1220.
The Grossmünster was a monastery church, vying for precedence with the Fraumünster across the Limmat throughout the Middle Ages. According to legend, the Grossmünster was founded by Charlemagne, whose horse fell to its knees over the tombs of Felix and Regula, Zürich's patron saints. The legend helps support a claim of seniority over the Fraumünster, which was founded by Louis the German, Charlemagne's grandson. Recent archaeological evidence confirms the presence of a Roman burial ground at the site.
We enjoyed walking around the city of Zurich. It was a very expensive city though. Our lunch included the following:
Appetizer: meatballs and parmeson cheese
Lunch: raviolis, noodle dish, cesar salad, minestrone soup and side salad
Drinks: 2 big bottles of mineral water, 1 Coke Zero
Cost: $127.00 American dollars...whew!
Here are some pictures of the town. It was a nice day and it did have a wonderful old school feel. I don't think that we will be returning but it was nice to check it off of the list!
Small little store
Pretty view over the river. Wouldn't you love to stay in one of those buildings?
The main train station. (Hauptbanhoff)
Just thought that this was cute. Right outside the train station.
Such detail
Don't you just love the buildings?
I loved this car. The hotel used this car to pick up their guests.
Another view
A view of the church from across the street.
Look at the detail on the buildings
I love this cute little green building
Look at the golden umbrellas
Loo
Swiss pride
I just love the details in Europe. Love them all!
