Das Fraumünster

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Nuns, Iconoclasm, and Chagall Windows Das Fraumünster has a history of over 1100 years. Founded in 853, a total of 29 abbesses from European high nobility have significantly shaped the history of Zurich. During the Reformation, the last abbess Katharina von Zimmern handed over the abbey along with its assets and rights to the city in 1524. We learn exciting details about the origin and history of this historic site. For example, a stag is said to have decided where the Fraumünster Abbey was to be located. Or who knows why the Heaton window behind the grand organ is half covered? And how did Marc Chagall come to create a five-part window cycle here, attracting people from near and far? Meeting point: Main portal of Fraumünster Buy tickets