Zugora

Church and monastery

Reformierte Kirche Walchwil

Walchwil · 449 m above sea level

Translation This English text is a draft translation of the German original and has not been reviewed yet.

Reformed church in Walchwil
Photo: Port(u*o)s, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Photo · CC BY-SA 3.0

Hans-Peter Ammann's exposed concrete church, consecrated in 1964, stands on a ridge above Lake Zug. Translucent facade panels take the place of windows; the building has been a listed monument since 1998.

Facts

  • Consecrated in 1964
  • Architect Hans-Peter Ammann
  • Listed monument since 1998
  • Facade panels newly made during the restoration

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More information

Coordinates (LV95): 2,681,947 / 1,216,735

Sources and rights

  • Terrain, relief, municipal boundaries, buildings and hiking trails: © swisstopo
  • Playgrounds and family places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL); the derived database of places (JSON file to download) is also available under the ODbL.
  • Photos of the places of interest: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence with each photo.
  • Position of the sun after the NOAA formulas; shade values from swissSURFACE3D and swissALTI3D (calculated by the zug-family project).
  • Tips link to Zug Tourismus; only name and location are taken over.