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Zwingliplatz
(Grossmünster)

Heinrich Bullinger

Bremgarten, Aargau 1504 - Zürich 1575
Swiss reformer, the successor of Huldrych Zwingli as head of the Zurich church and pastor at Grossmünster
(Wikipedia)

Otto Charles Bänninger
1941

Description

Stone relief, almost a statue, in the north façade of the Grossmünster.

Inscription(s)

HEINRICH BULLINGER 1504-1575
oberster pfarrer am grossmünster + nach zwinglis tod
der zürcherischen kirche weiser leiter + berater aller
reformierten kirchen + urheber des zweiten helvetischen
bekenntnisses + vaterlicher beschützer und tröster der
bedrängten glaubensgenossen

Sculptor

Otto Charles Bänninger (Zürich 1897 - Zürich 1973), Swiss sculptor (SIKART Lexikon – RKDArtists).

Locatie (N 47°22'13" - E 8°32'37") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chzh011; Photograph: 2 October 2014
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