Hof Church, Lucerne

Hof Church, Lucerne's main church, is built on a small hill east of the medieval downtown. It still somewhat dominates the scene of the city with its gothic twin towers. Hof Church belongs to a Benedictine monastery older than the city itself. A first church must have existed at this place as early as the 9th century, but only a few fragments of this period have remained. The gothic twin towers once belonged to a church that has been burnt down on Easter Sunday, 1633. Hof Church as it can be seen today has been built from 1633 to 1644 in Renaissance style with some Baroque elements.

This scene of the Mount of Olives at the base of the left tower dates back to 1512.