Lucerne - interior of the Jesuit Church by Mark Sukhija

Lucerne - interior of the Jesuit Church

The Jesuit Church of Lucerne is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful religous buildings in Switzerland. In the Baroque style next to the River Ruess, the Onion-domed church is a clearly identifiable landmark.

The interior, as you can see, is oppulant in the extreme - a typical feature of the Baroque style of architecure. The altar, although apparently made from marble, is actually marble-stucco on wood - the swamp the church was built on would not support a marble alter of this size.

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Lucerne Tourism - Official website of the Lucerne Tourism Office

Key facts

Name: Jesuit Church
Address:
Bahnhofstrasse 11, CH-6003 Lucerne
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About Mark Sukhija

Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook