The collegiate church of Notre-Dame dates from the 12th century, its construction was begun around 1190 by the first of the Lords of Neuchâtel, Ulrich II (1148-1191). Most of the construction was completed around 1270-1280. The collegiate church blends the Gothic, Rhineland Romanesque and Burgundian styles characterised by glazed tiles on the roof.
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Basilica was built between 1897 and 1906 by the architect Guillaume Ritter. For the construction of the walls, G. Ritter used a mixture of lime and gravel-based mortar, to which he added coloured cement in order to obtain the reddish appearance of Alsatian sandstone.
The Synagogue in La Chaux-de-Fonds is an Ashkenazi synagogue built between 1894 and 1896, restored in 1983. This Neo-Romanesque brick building still serves as a synagogue.
Friburg Cathedral, in radiant Gothic style, was built between 1283 and 1490 and was founded as a parish church dedicated to St. Nicholas. It became a collegiate church at the beginning of the 16th century and did not become a cathedral until 1924. The tower of the church, an emblematic monument of the city, was built from 1370 to 1490.
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