Important information about the Zurich Fraumunster cathedral

Opening hours

The famous cathedral is open for tourists all year round, except during church services on Sundays (usually held from 10 AM to 11 AM), at the following visiting hours:

From November 1^st until March 31^st, 10 AM to 4 PM
From April 1^st until October 31^st, 10 AM to 6 PM

Church windows by Marc Chagall

To get an idea of this unique work of art while planning your visit, just click on this link which will take you directly to a panoramic presentation of the famous cycle of church windows by Marc Chagall. Select „FULLSCREEN“ when the presentation starts in order to gain the best possible view of the church windows on your screen.

Church window by Augusto Giacometti

It is also an absolute must to have a look at the beautiful church window by Giacometti which is located in the transept of the cathedral. Please click on this link and you will get directly to the panoramic presentation of this work of art which has a height of 9 meters. Select „FULLSCREEN“ when the 360° presentation starts in order to gain the best possible view of the window on your screen.

History, art and shop

Foundation: 853 AD
The church with convent was donated by King Ludwig the German in the year 853 AD and was lived in by women of the South German high nobility. It enjoyed the kings' favour and up to the 13^th century had the right of coinage in Zurich. After the Reformation the church and the convent passed into the city's possession.

The Romanesque and the Gothic periods

The Romanesque choir and the high-vaulted Gothic transept are most significant parts of the cathedral. Structural alterations to the long-house took place for the last time in the year 1911, after the north tower had been raised and the south tower taken down already in the 18^th century.

Art in the Fraumünster

The most important pieces of art besides the biggest organ in the canton with its 5793 pipes are the colour windows: the north window in the transept by Augusto Giacometti (1945) and the five-part window cycle in the choir (1970) as well as the rose window in the southern transept (1978) by Marc Chagall.

Chagall shop

In the shop inside the Fraumünster a Chagall guide in three languages, a church guide, various series of cards, postcards, organ CDs, slides and sermon books can be purchased during opening hours.