Pictured: the incredible neo-Gothic chapel located over 6,000 feet above sea level on the edge of a mountain in Switzerland.

Klimsenkapelle rests on a mountain peak in the Pilatus massif, Switzerland The incredible chapel sits at 1,864m above sea level overlooking Lake Lucerne READ MORE: The world's longest underground slide hidden in a mountain

It's closer to heaven than most places of worship.

Contemplate the incredible chapel that sits on the edge of a mountain - at an altitude of 1,864 m (6,115 feet) above sea level.

The Klimsenkapelle, which translates to Klimsen Chapel, is located on the edge of a mountain. Summit of Klimsenhorn, summit of the Pilatus massif, Switzerland.

Complete with supporting pillars and a red-roofed turret, the neo-Gothic chapel rests on a spectacular cliff edge overlooking Lake Lucerne. 

The church was built as part of entrepreneur Kaspar Blattler's Hotel Klimsenhorn, built between 1856 and 1860, with the chapel completing the complex in 1861. Klimsenkapell (above) sits atop Klimsenhorn, a peak in the Pilatus massif, Switzerland The incredible chapel sits 1,864 m (6,115 feet) above sea level and overlooks Lake Lucerne

Pictured: the incredible neo-Gothic chapel located over 6,000 feet above sea level on the edge of a mountain in Switzerland.
Klimsenkapelle rests on a mountain peak in the Pilatus massif, Switzerland The incredible chapel sits at 1,864m above sea level overlooking Lake Lucerne READ MORE: The world's longest underground slide hidden in a mountain

It's closer to heaven than most places of worship.

Contemplate the incredible chapel that sits on the edge of a mountain - at an altitude of 1,864 m (6,115 feet) above sea level.

The Klimsenkapelle, which translates to Klimsen Chapel, is located on the edge of a mountain. Summit of Klimsenhorn, summit of the Pilatus massif, Switzerland.

Complete with supporting pillars and a red-roofed turret, the neo-Gothic chapel rests on a spectacular cliff edge overlooking Lake Lucerne. 

The church was built as part of entrepreneur Kaspar Blattler's Hotel Klimsenhorn, built between 1856 and 1860, with the chapel completing the complex in 1861. Klimsenkapell (above) sits atop Klimsenhorn, a peak in the Pilatus massif, Switzerland The incredible chapel sits 1,864 m (6,115 feet) above sea level and overlooks Lake Lucerne

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