Alte Kirche Wollishofen, Baroque church in District 2, Switzerland

The Alte Kirche Wollishofen is a baroque church with a rectangular hall plan, a polygonal choir section, and a prominent ridge turret rising from the peaked roof. The interior layout clearly separates the main worship space from the choir area through its architectural proportions.

The building was constructed in 1702 to serve growing needs of the farming village, replacing an earlier chapel that had existed on the site since 1281. The new construction reflected the village's development over four centuries.

The stained glass windows feature a complete series created by Max Hunziker from 1948 to 1958, filling the interior with colored light that tells religious stories. These works remain central to how visitors experience the space today.

Access is via the open southern porch or the eastern side portal on Kilchbergstrasse, near the Morgental district centre. The gallery is reached through the church's front room. The Old Church again serves as the community's main worship space, so time a visit around services rather than assuming open doors.

The three bells now hanging in the turret were cast in 1925 by Rüetschi of Aarau and sound the notes f1, a1 and c2. Of the original 1702 bells by Moritz Füessli, the largest stands by the west entrance, the smaller is kept in the Swiss National Museum in Zurich, and the middle one was melted down.