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- The Grossmünster (. German pronunciation: [ɡʁoːsˈmʏnstɐ]; "great minster") is a Romanesque-style Protestant church in Zürich, Switzerland.
- Das Grossmünster ist eine evangelisch-reformierte Kirche in der Altstadt von Zürich von markanter Ausstrahlung.
- Grossmünster Church Grossmünster Church 24m.
- The Grossmünster has many modern additions which have softened the dour interior which the reformers favoured.
- The architecturally imposing Grossmünster is one of the most historically significant buildings in Zurich and one of the city's major churches.
- Grossmünster plays a significant role in Zurich’s history as it was here that Huldrych Zwingli started the Swiss-German Reformation in the early 16th century.
- The Grossmünster church (or “large church” in German) dates back to the 11th century when construction started on this Zurich landmark.
- The Grossmünster was founded by Charlemagne, whose horse according to legend, fell to its knees over the tombs of Felix and Regula, Zurich’s patron saints.
- In 1519 CE, Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531 CE) arrived in Zürich to begin his new work as pastor at Grossmünster Cathedral.
- The interior of Zürich's Grossmünster is quite bare, entirely stripped of the statues and paintings denounced by Zwingli.
