Agios Dimitrios Greek-Orthodox Church

Griechisch-orthodoxe Kirche
Rousseaustrasse 17
8037 Zürich 

 

Type of building: Greek-Orthodox church
Area: approximately 1056 m2 (building) - 2000 m2 (land)
Building height: Limmatquai side 25 m, Northeast façade 15.8 m
Cost: Approximately CHF 10 million
Objections: None
Owner: Stiftung griechisch-orthodoxe Kirche
Architect: Marcel Ferrier, St. Gall (Greek-Orthodox Church Foundation, Zurich)
Laying of the first stone: May 1983
Construction period: 1 year 6 months
Inauguration: 18th June 1985
Religious tradition: Greek-Orthodox Christianity
Conception through to inauguration: 21 years

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Text : Edwin Egeter

Photos : Edwin Egeter

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