Jesuit Church

The story

Built between 1666 and 1677, the Jesuit Church was the first large Baroque church in Switzerland, modelled on the Gesù church in Rome. It is dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier. Step inside: the bright white and pink stucco and the gold make it feel like a ballroom more than a church. The two onion-domed towers on the river side were only finished in 1893.

Key facts

• Built 1666-1677: the first large Baroque church in Switzerland.
• Modelled on Il Gesù, the mother church of the Jesuits in Rome.
• Its towers were completed in 1893, more than 200 years after the church.

Good to know

Free. Please be quiet inside and do not visit during a service.