Fraumünster

Lonely Planet review

The 13th-century Fraumünster is renowned for its distinctive stained-glass windows, designed by the then elderly Russian-Jewish artist Marc Chagall in 1967.

The three main windows are, from left to right, the blue 'Jacob' window, with a ladder to heaven; the green 'Christ' window, featuring Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus; and the yellow 'Zion' window depicting King David and Bathsheba being trumpeted into New Jerusalem. Additionally, the red-toned window on the left wall features various 'Prophets', while the 'Law' window opposite has Moses looking down on a disobedient people. The window near the main exit of the church is by Augusto Giacometti.