From the Middle Ages onwards, it often served as a place to stage important political and cultural events for a larger audience, for instance, where the German king and his retenue was formally welcomed by the abbess of the Fraumünster abbey.
It often served as a place. This was from the Middle Ages onwards. This was to stage important political and cultural events for a larger audience, for instance. The German king was formally welcomed by the abbess of the Fraumünster abbey. His retenue was formally welcomed by the abbess of the Fraumünster abbey.