- The chief attractions of Fraumünster are five stained-glass windows -- each with its own color theme -- designed by Marc Chagall in 1970.
- Fraumünster, which literally means women’s abbey, belonged to the Benedictine convent whose abbess had wide powers in Zurich.
- The Fraumünster abbey ( [Our] Lady Minster ) in Zurich was founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard.
- As you may have noticed, Zurich’s skyline is dotted with church spires; however, none are as remarkable as the slender blue spire of the Fraumünster.
- Fraumünster Church was originally founded in 1853 as a women’s monastery, and was remodeled and augmented multiple times over the following centuries.
- Fraumünster Church Overview. Cradled on the west banks of Limat, Fraumunster Church is one of the most renowned destinations in Zurich.
- We visited the marina at Lake Zurich, a panoramic viewpoint, and walked through the old town. The murals in the cloister of Fraumünster church were...
- The Fraumünster has the most beautiful stained glass windows in Zürich, courtesy of Marc Chagall and Augusto Giacometti (cousin of Alberto).
- Katharina von Zimmern, also known as the imperial abbess of Zürich and Katharina von Reischach, was the last abbess of the Fraumünster Abbey in Zürich.
- The Fraumünster is a church in Zürich which was built on the remains of a former abbey for aristocratic women which was founded in 853 by Louis the German for...