Grossmunster, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

4MKTBE 5:00 PM Jan 18, 2023

Zurich Historical Landmark!
Legend has it that Grossmunster Cathedral, a Protestant Church, was built on the graves of the Patron Saints of Zurich - Felix and Regula. It is an impressive Romanesque structure, with iconic twin towers that are an integral part of the Old Town Zurich's skyline. You are able to climb the East Tower, but unfortunately the city views are obstructed by metal grates. Features to note within the impressive Cathedral include: the Sigmar Polke stained glass windows, the crypt area with Charlemagne Statue, and the Choir Loft with Giacometti windows. Lovely Cathedral!

3cecilia lam 5:00 PM Dec 15, 2022

Not worth going up the tower for the view
I just wanted to tell my experience climbing up one of the towers of the church in winter. I went in middle December while it was snowing a litttle bit. I paid CHF 5 and went up going through a winding steep and narrow steps where only one person can fit. Afterwards there were wooden steps much wider but when I got to the top I was disappointed that you could not go out into the surrounding balcony well maybe because is cold out there but they could have warned me so that I wouln't have gone up with so much effort to just watch the views (which are not so terrific anyway) from the windows which had an iron frame on top so this made a bit hard to take photos without this frame. Do not recommend it either to people going up alone as if you fall down, it might be hard to get someone from the ground hearing you. I also didn't feel safe being all by myself there when a man came up and so I decided to go down right away. You must be fit to go up in any case. Otherwise the old town of Zurich is beautiful and you can get nice photos from walking by the river.