Due to the influx of Catholic immigration in Zurich in the 19th century, it was built from 1893 to 1894 under the Romanesque Revival architecture designs of the architect August Hardegger.

[3] After this failure, the community made an appeal for donations with the approval of the Bishop of Chur, which drew attention to the struggling situation of the Catholics in Zurich and eventually provided the necessary funds to purchase lots and plan church buildings.

[4] The purchase of the lot for Liebfrauenkirche was indirectly linked to the question of locating the Swiss National Museum: in order to persuade the Catholic cantons to set the museum in Zurich, an offer was made to facilitate the purchase of the desired building site for the church.

[6] Hardegger developed his idea together with the art historian and hermit Albert Kuhn [de], who convinced the church building association to accept this style.

[7] Hardegger intended to use Liebfrauenkirche's Italian influences to express the connection between the Catholic Church in Switzerland and the Pope in Rome, in the spirit of ultramontanism during the Kulturkampf period.

The choice of Mary, Mother of God as the patron saint was made in consultation with the priests and the Bishop of Chur.

[3] In 1954–1955, the original rectory was replaced by the current building, designed as a simple cube by Karl Higi [de].

[16] The truss beams in the nave show the words of the Apostles' Creed, whereas the ones in the choir bear the Agnus Dei text.

One of the additions was the frescoes and mosaics in the choir designed by Fritz Kunz [de], which stands between late Nazarene realism and a strict hierarchical conception.

[6] In 1922, the gallery was extended by the architect Anton Higi [de], and the fresco in the main nave and the mosaic above the west portal were done Fritz Kunz in 1923–1924.

The free-standing altar, ambo, and candleholders were designed by the architect Otto Glaus, and the baptismal font was made by Richard Arthur Nüscheler.

[18] The cycle of murals around the church was painted by Fritz Kunz based on pictorial decorations and iconographic themes of early Christian basilicas.

The gold mosaic of the apse shows Christ enthroned in the center as King of Heaven and ruler of the world over the four rivers of paradise.