Cathedral of St.Gallen
- Visit: under an hour
Adults CHF 18 · Students, apprentices CHF 12 · Adults (group of ten people or more) CHF 16
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Why go
- One of the last great sacred buildings of the Baroque era.
- Twin 68-metre towers shape St. Gallen’s skyline.
- Ceiling frescoes by Joseph Wannenmacher include scenes from the monastery’s history.
Plan your visit
Prices
From the venue's website · checked 12 Oct 2026
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- Saint Gall’s bellBrought from Ireland by Saint Gall, it is one of Europe’s three oldest surviving bells.South altar
- Gallus reliefsEight stucco reliefs depict episodes from Gallus’s life.Around the rotunda
- Confessionals and wooden choirMade by Joseph Anton Feichtmayr between 1763 and 1770, with carved floral and religious motifs.Church interior
- PulpitFranz Anton Dirr’s pulpit has scrolling forms and acanthus-leaf motifs.Church interior
Know before you go
- Monday–Wednesday: 06:00–18:30; Thursday–Saturday: 07:00–18:30; Sunday: 07:30–20:30.
- The main entrance is on the north side of the rotunda, marked by four statues. The east façade faces the palace buildings and has no entrance portal.
Tips for your visit
- Visitors can explore inside and outside with an audio guide.
- The Abbey Library offers groups combined tours of its exhibition and the cathedral.
- Cathedral sacristans provide guided tours for groups.
With kids
- Children, young people and school groups can book special tours.
Interesting facts5
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Nine bells hang in the two towers: seven smaller bells in the south tower and two bourdon bells in the north. Two additional bells hang in the tower lanterns.
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The larger bourdon, the Trinity Bell, shares its note with the Great Bell of Bern Minster.
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The roughly 90-metre church has a symmetrical double-apse layout and a central curved rotunda.
Abbatiale de Saint-Gall - Wikipedia -
17 altars
The interior contains 17 altars with Rococo decoration, and its central dome rests on four pillars.
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The rotunda niches contain figures of Gallus, Otmar, Peter and Paul.
Stiftskirche St. Gallen - Wikipedia
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History
Peter Thumb designed the church from plans by Gabriel Loser and Johann Caspar Bagnato. Johann Christian Wentzinger designed its interior and exterior decoration as a unified work. The east crypt contains a reliquary with part of Gallus’s skull and the tombs of the last three prince-abbots. The west crypt holds Otmar’s tomb and those of St. Gallen’s bishops.
- 612The monk Gall built his hermitage on this site.
- 719Otmar enlarged Gall’s cell into the Abbey of St. Gall; the first abbey church was built over Gall’s grave.
- 837–39A crypt was built beneath the high altar for Gall’s tomb.
- 1755Prince-abbot Cölestin Gugger von Staudach began construction of the present church.
- 1760The nave was completed, and the church was consecrated on 15 November.
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- 1766The choir and both bell towers were completed.
- 1767The present church was completed.
- 1772Smaller interior works continued until this year.
- 1805The abbey was dissolved, and the church became a parish church.
- 1823–1847The former abbey church served as the cathedral of the Chur-St. Gallen diocese.
- 1847It became the cathedral of the Diocese of St. Gallen.
- 2000–2003The church underwent a comprehensive renovation.
- 2013The ambo, bishop’s cathedra, seats and altar were redesigned and consecrated.
Sources: St. Gallen Cathedral - Wikipedia · Stiftsbezirk St. Gallen - Cathedral Information · Stiftskirche St. Gallen - Wikipedia · Abbatiale de Saint-Gall - Wikipedia · Cattedrale di San Gallo - Wikipedia · checked 28 Sep 2026
- Phone
- +41 71 224 05 50
Questions and answers
Is the Cathedral of St. Gallen still used as a church?
It serves both the Cathedral Parish and the Diocese of St. Gallen.
Which bells at the Cathedral of St. Gallen mark the time?
Gallus chimes every quarter hour; Mother of God and Trinity strike the hour count in succession.
When did the Cathedral of St. Gallen gain UNESCO status?
In 1983.
How can I contact the Cathedral of St. Gallen?
Call +41 71 224 05 50.
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