Coloured lantern slide of the Fribourg Cathedral. The Gothic Cathedral of Saint Nicholas dominates the center of the medieval town of Fribourg. It is built on a rocky outcrop 50 metres above the river Sarine. The main body of the church was started in 1283 and completed by 1430. It also features a rose window above the main portal with stained glass by Alfred Manessier (1988). Originally a parish church, in 1945 it became the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg.. Slide number 47 of Box 181 entitled 'Swiss No.1'.