Zurich:🏞️ From Ancient Celts to Contemporary Serenity🏙️.

During our trip through Europe, we arrived in Zurich from Biel/Bienne by train on a warm (for March) Saturday morning.

Although we spent only one night in this city, we really liked Zurich. I found it both majestic and cozy; it seemed to me that this city was built for a comfortable life.

We spent a warm evening on March 8th in the historical center of Zurich, walking along the Limmat river embankment and admiring one of the city’s main attractions – the Churches of Zurich.
The characteristic towers of the Grossmünster monastery have become the symbol of the city, while the magnificent stained glass windows of Marc Chagall in Fraumünster, located opposite, attract many tourists every day.

The first mentions of Celtic settlements on the site of Zurich begin as late as around 4th millennium BC. Later, in the year 853, The Fraumünster(Women’s Minster) church was founded. This church was built by Louis the German, Charlemagne’s grandson, for his daughter Hildegard on the remains of an abbey for aristocratic women.

Immediately after Fraumünster, in the year 857, St. Peter’s Cathedral was founded in Zurich. The cathedral is known for its chapel, which houses the largest clock face in Europe.

1220 is the year of foundation for The Grossmünster (Romanesque-style Protestant church in Zürich). According to legend, the Grossmünster was founded by Charlemagne, whose horse fell to its knees over the tombs of Felix, Regula and Exuperantius, Zürich’s patron saints.10 years later, in 1231, began the construction of the Predigerkirche church.

Following this chronology helped me see that both religion and craftsmanship were being actively developed in this city for more than a century, while any mention of the first theater appeared only in the year of 1890! It seems to me that such historical circumstances served as the key to the especially calm business atmosphere of Zurich.