Cathedral St. Peter Fraumünster in Zurich

In Zurich, everything was unusual, and crowded Bahnhofstrasse, one of the most exclusive and expensive shopping streets in the world, and the picturesque Zurich lake, and a magnificent embankment surrounding the right Bank of the Limmat, and delicious traditional local cuisine with a delicious "raclette" (boiled potatoes with grilled cheese).

I liked to walk on quay, there are many green parks and Hiking areas in which to wander and relax on a bench even sunbathe or swim in the crystal clear waters of lake Zurich.

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And in a picturesque Belvoirpark it was possible to admire an unusual fountain located in the middle of the lake, and beating into the sky like a magical geyser. The spectacle is so fascinating that the eye can not take. -Up To - the most unusual fountain I have ever seen in my life, it is the highest in Europe and one of the highest in the world.

But especially in Zurich I remember the St. Peter's Basilica. This is one of the three famous churches of Zurich luxury. Fraumünster (they call this Cathedral here) nearly 200 years older than the main Cathedral, which is located on the East Bank of the river Limmat. You will immediately notice the high spire of the most beautiful turquoise color.

This Cathedral was built during the reign of Louis II the German for his daughter Hildegard in 853, the year, and he belonged to the Benedictine order. However, over the centuries, the Church slowly fell into disrepair, and only its reconstruction at the end of the last century has allowed it to take its rightful place among the city sights of Zurich.

the Main feature of this Cathedral is today the largest for the Canton (region in Switzerland) the body, which consists of several thousand pipes. Here are regularly held concerts of classical music and performances of their own choir with orchestra.

to listen to such concerts happiness, if you find yourself in the fabulous world that before you open a magical sound, calm and soothing, exciting and stimulating, fascinating, forget about everything, relax and enjoy the music, beauty, symphonies.

interest and the interior of the Cathedral, so the Northern aisle (the stretched part of the interior surrounded by rows of columns) of the Fraumünster is decorated with a stained glass window by Giacometti. But the main treasure of the Cathedral are stained glass works by Marc Chagall. This is truly a unique creation of the famous artist, which were created as a result of restoration of the Cathedral.

At the same time, he was already well over eighty years old, and the window with the size of 1x10 meters forced deep to think about. As a result of hard work by the master of all created their own colorful masterpieces that have become works of world culture.

famous stained glass Windows by Marc Chagall

If the street is clear and Sunny weather, these stained glass Windows look all lit up inside. Chagall loved to use color symbolism blue-green shades to indicate the Earth, but yellow-red meant Heaven. But to photograph for some reason can not, but on the Internet you can find all the...