Liebfrauenkapelle

Zug, Switzerland

Liebfrauenkapelle, oldest church in Zug, was built in the 13th century at the same time as the first city walls. From the outside, the Liebfrauenkapelle was a bulwark forming part of the edge of the city, with a somewhat surprising delicately decorated interior, showing aspects of both the Late Gothic period, with its murals, and the Baroque period, with the scenes depicting the life of the Virgin Mary. This old chapel in the middle of the Old Town has a particular atmosphere of its own, which is why it is very popular place to get married.

References:

Zug Tourism

Religious sites in Switzerland

Address

Unter Altstadt 34, Zug, Switzerland

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Details

Founded: c. 1266
Category: Religious sites in Switzerland

More Information

www.zug-tourismus.ch

Rating

5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

C. T. (8 months ago)
Nice chapel to find inner peace.

aurore baal (9 months ago)
Very pretty chapel of the Virgin in the medieval old town of Zug. Bossart organ rebuilt by Metzler / Edskes 1985, 1 keyboard / Pedal in tirasse.

Googl I (20 months ago)
Beautiful church, why does it have so few reviews?

Y.H. (2 years ago)
Beautiful church, situated in the picturesque old city of Zug. The two streets leading to the church (Unter altstadt and Ober altstadt) are adorned with beautiful old buildings. Don't miss the theatre casino of Zug (50m to the south) and the clock tower (150m to the north).

Joern Hoppe (4 years ago)
Very nice old church with a lot of decoration

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