Augustinerkirche Zürich, Gothic church in Kreis 1, Switzerland
Augustinerkirche is a Gothic church building located in Kreis 1 at Münzplatz near Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich. The structure displays characteristic pointed arches and finely crafted stone details throughout its facade and interior spaces.
The building was originally constructed in 1270 as a Romanesque church for Augustinian monks and underwent major renovation in 1843 under architect Ferdinand Stadler. This reconstruction gave the structure its present Gothic appearance.
The nave served as a wine press after the Reformation, and from 1596 to 1841 the Liebfrauenkapelle in the choir housed the mint master's residence and mint, while dies were struck in the Jakobskapelle. The Münzplatz square takes its name from that mint. Since 1870 the parish has belonged to the Christkatholische Kirchgemeinde Zürich, formed after the community rejected the First Vatican Council.
The church stands at the southwest corner of Münzplatz on Augustinergasse, a short walk west of Bahnhofstrasse and St. Peterhofstatt. The entrance is on the Augustinergasse side; the raised choir with the Liebfrauenkapelle lies to the east. As an active parish church of the Christkatholische Kirchgemeinde, it is best visited outside service times.
The gallery organ was built in 1959 by Orgelbau Th. Kuhn AG in the spirit of the Orgelbewegung. It has three manuals, a pedal and 42 stops. In the roof turret hang five bells cast in 1900 by H. Rüetschi, sounding es1–ges1–as1–c2–es2.
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