House of the Pfister Guild

The Pfistern guild house, in Lucerne

The Pfistern guild house is one of the historic corporation houses of Lucerne, by the Reuss. The Lucerne audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this building, a witness of the rich corporate past of the city.

A corporation house by the water

Guild houses, or corporation houses, occupied an essential place in the social and economic life of medieval Lucerne, where the trade corporations played a great role. The Pfistern guild house, located by the Reuss, is a fine example, with its old and careful façade turned towards the river. A witness of the corporate and merchant past of the city, it illustrates the importance of the trades in the history of Lucerne.

What to see

You admire the fine old façade of the corporation house, turned towards the Reuss, a witness of the corporate past of Lucerne. The Pfistern guild house illustrates the importance of the trades in the history of the city. It is a stop for lovers of heritage, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Pfistern guild house lies by the Reuss, in the old town of Lucerne, reachable on foot. You mainly admire its façade from the outside; access inside depends on its current uses and may be limited. You discover it during a walk along the river.

What is the Pfistern guild house?

One of the historic corporation houses of Lucerne, by the Reuss, a witness of the role of the trade corporations in the medieval city.

Where is the Pfistern guild house?

By the Reuss, in the old town of Lucerne, in Switzerland.