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Zytturm

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Zytturm is Luzern’s town clock tower, standing in front of the city wall.

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Zytturm — The clock and painted figures on Zytturm’s stone facade

Zytturm — The clock and painted figures on Zytturm’s stone facadeZytturm — Zytturm’s clock and fresco viewed from belowZytturm — Painted clock tower seen above the wall archZytturm — Zytturm’s clock and fresco partly framed by treesZytturm — The Zytturm clock face glowing in late afternoon lightZytturm — Historic clock mechanism displayed inside ZytturmZytturm — Zytturm’s bell hanging beneath the wooden tower roofZytturm — Musegg wall towers above the river and cityZytturm — View across Lucerne and the lake from ZytturmZytturm — Lucerne rooftops and lake seen from the tower

Why go

  • The oldest clock mechanism in the Innerschweiz.
  • An hour strike one minute ahead of the city’s church clocks.
  • A collection of historic tower clocks from the region, housed here since 2012.

Opening hours

Today08:00 – 19:00Show all
Monday08:00 – 19:00
Tuesday08:00 – 19:00
Wednesday08:00 – 19:00
Thursday08:00 – 19:00
Friday08:00 – 19:00
Saturday08:00 – 19:00
Sunday08:00 – 19:00

Don't miss

  • South-façade clock faceTwo painted figures support the large dial, positioned so people in the city could read the time.South façade
  • Tower paintingsThe clock face and exterior paintings were renewed several times, most recently by Karl Schobinger in 1939.Tower exterior1939
  • Working tower clockSee the tower’s own clock operating, driven by heavy stone weights and a long pendulum.Tower-clock collection

Know before you go

  • The tower has been open to the public since 1951.

Interesting facts3

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  1. 31 metres

    The tower is 31 metres high.

    Zytturm - Museggmauer Luzern – Museggtürme Luzern
  2. 7.25 metres

    Its base measures 9.1 by 7.25 metres.

    Zytturm - Museggmauer Luzern – Museggtürme Luzern
  3. 1535

    The clock mechanism dates from 1535.

    Zytturm - Museggmauer Luzern – Museggtürme Luzern

Shorts

History

The tower was built with battlements and an internal shed roof. After 1440, the shed roof gave way to the hipped roof seen today.

  1. 1403The tower was erected with four façades to house the town clock.
  2. After 1440The original internal shed roof was replaced by the present hipped roof.
  3. Early 16th c.A chronicle depicts the figures supporting the façade clock.

Sources: Zytturm, Zug - Wikipedia · Zytturm - Museggmauer Luzern – Museggtürme Luze… · Zytturm (Zoug) - Wikipedia · Zytturm (Zug) - Wikipedia · checked 26 Sep 2026

Where
Museggstrasse 28, 6004, Luzern

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Questions and answers

Can visitors go inside Zytturm?

Yes. The tower has been open to the public since 1951.

How old are Zytturm’s clock operating instructions?

They date from 1386 and are held in the Staatsarchiv Luzern; the tower was built later.

What do the Zytturm bell’s reliefs depict?

A crucifixion and a Lucerne shield.

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