Architecture in Switzerland

The famed architect's minimalist home for his parents stands as a blueprint for his later architectural marvels.

Explore the five senses depicted on this protruding Gothic window.

An early masterpiece of Le Corbusier, a famed Modernist architect, hiding in plain sight.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.

A massive observation tower that features gorgeous views and unique architecture.

This work of engineering is imbued with elegance and ingeniousness.

Constructed along the shores of Lake Zurich, this pavilion is a walk-through work of art.

Part of this hotel resides in Switzerland, the other in France, and the border splits the honeymoon suite.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

Europe's largest dinosaur museum was founded by a passionate autodidact.

This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.

One of the highest emergency huts in the world has been waiting almost a century to give imperiled climbers a place to lie down.