St. Peter's parish church is the oldest church in Zurich and dates to before the year 900. From the Middle Ages to 1911 the church tower was used as a fire lookout point. Rudolf Brun, the first mayor ...
before a Romanesque church replaced it in the 12th century. Then, the 1667 earthquake wrecked the structure. The final incarnation assumed the Baroque fashion soon after. Aside from the ...
a blend of neoclassical style with baroque elements. The result is an interior that boasts intricate stained-glass windows and an elaborate altar ornamented with marble and deep blue lapis lazuli.
In 1993, the church was designated a Unesco World Heritage Site as part of the Baroque Churches of the Philippines. In August 2022, Archbishop Marlo Peralta elevated the church to the status of ...
Within is one of the most lavish baroque interiors anywhere ... to visit the mechanism of the church’s ancient clock. “Fat ladies”, animals, altars, even an “architectural model ...