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Jesuit Church

A white and gold baroque church on the riverbank, the first of its size in Switzerland.

Photo: Reinhold Möller Ermell · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Every day
Price
Free
Time Needed
20 minutes
Address
Bahnhofstrasse 11A, 6003 LucerneDirections
Getting There
On the south bank of the Reuss, by the Chapel Bridge.

Why Go

Built from 1666 to 1677, the church has twin onion-domed towers outside and a bright interior of stucco, pink marble and gilding.

Nearby in Lucerne

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