Augustinerkirche Zürich
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Augustinerkirche at Münzplatz in Zürich as seen from Augustinergasse
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| Basic information | |
| Location |
Augustinergasse–Münzplatz, Zürich Switzerland |
| Geographic coordinates | 47°22′18″N 8°32′21″E / 47.37167°N 8.53917°E |
| Affiliation | Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Website | Official website (German) |
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| Architect(s) | Ferdinand Stadler |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Romanesque architecture |
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Augustinerkirche was once one of the five main churches in the old town of Zürich, Switzerland, together with Fraumünster, Grossmünster, Predigern and St. Peter's. First built around 1270 as a Romanesque church belonging to the Augustinian abbey, on occasion of the Reformation in Zürich worship in the church was discontinued. The present Christian Catholic Church community of Zürich planned to rebuilt the building to commemorate the old Augustinian church, and for the same reason, Augustinerkirche is still their Parish church, that was rebuilt in 1843/44 by Ferdinand Stadler. In the late 1950s, the church was rebuilt in accordance with the plans for the original structure. Today the building is one of the three medieval churches in the Lindenhof district of the city of Zürich.
Situated at the southwest of the Münzplatz square on Augustinergasse, west of St. Peterhofstatt square near the present Bahnhofstrasse, Augustinerkirche is named after the former Augustinian monastery, simply meaning "Augustinian Church". In the high European Middle Ages, the abbey was part of the fortifications of Zürich, situated on the lower slope the Lindenhof hill, near the small Kecinstürlin gate over the moat known as Fröschengraben or Augustinertor. The inner moat was protected by the 16th-century Schanzengraben.
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