Zürich’s main church, perched on an open terrace above the river, dominates the city’s skyline with its twin towers. It is a Romanesque three-aisled galleried basilica constructed between the 11th and the 13th centuries and has a chancel over a crypt that dates to around 1100. The domed tops were built in 1782, but the towers’ upper levels date from 1487.
A seated statue of Charlemagne, thought to have founded the order to which the church originally belonged, is located high on the south tower on the riverside. The figure outside is a replica; the crypt houses the original, which the elements have severely damaged.
Check out the Late Romanesque cloister from around 1200, the two contemporary bronze doors created in 1935–1936, the sculptured Romanesque capitals, and the remnants of Gothic wall paintings. Augusto Giacometti created the choir’s three vibrantly coloured stained-glass windows in 1933.
The Swiss Railway offers trains every 30 minutes between Zurich Stadelhofen and Grossmünster, which is the station nearest to Zurich Airport. The ticket price will range from 10.9 to 20.5 CHF, and the approx. It will take roughly 16 to 20 minutes to get there.
The tram travels between Zurich Flughafen, Bahnhof and Zurich Central every fifteen minutes. From there, it takes around ten minutes to walk the 872 metres to Grossmünster. The journey should take 35 to 40 minutes, and the ticket price will range from 4 to 5.4 CHF.