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A visit to Zürich
A visit to Zürich
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Zürich is known as the capital of banks and
economy in Europe, but there is much more to the
beautifully located and very idyllic Swiss city.

Zürich's location at the end of Lake Zürich and at
the bottom of the Alps is impressive.

The excursion options alone make the city worth a
visit, but in addition to wealth and nature Zürich is
also rich on culture.

Old buildings, museums, churches, theaters and
other sights are some of the things that make a trip
to Zürich varied and eventful. The cheerful Swiss-
German atmosphere also contributes to a great trip.

Have a pleasant journey!

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Historical Outline
Historical Outline

Legend tells us, that Zürich was founded by the
city's martyrs, Felix and Regula, who deserted from
the Roman army.

It was initially a Roman border post called Turicum
around the year 0. The Roman settlement took place
where Lidenhof is located today in the heart of Zürich.

During the 1000-1100s, merchants, who primarily
traded in textiles made of wool and silk, ensured a
thriving economy. This wealth was the beginning of
the city development, which turned Zürich into a
free city in the German-Roman empire in 1218.

Zürich's various guilds gained greater power through
their economic development of the city, and in 1336
Zürich's first mayor, Rudolf Brun, decided that the
guilds should take over the rule of the city. They
partially kept the power until the 1800s.

Rudolf Brun also decided, that the city should
become a member of the Swiss Federation. This
happened in 1351, and was the reason for Zürich's
status as a cultural and intellectual hub.

Zürich's role in Swiss history was evident during the
1500s, when it became the main city of the Swiss
movement during the Reformation. The most
pivotal person in the country was Zürich's religious

leader, Huldrych Zwingli, who preached in the
Grossmünster Cathedral from 1519 until he died on
the battlefield in 1531.

During his days in Grossmünster, Zwingli also had
significant political power, which triggered great
international influx during the Reformation.

After the break with Catholicism, Zürich attracted
intellectual dissidents from all over Europe, who left
their mark on the city's cultural development. In
1549, the Calvinistic doctrine was imposed instead
of Huldrych Zwingli's, and this was the beginning of
a recession in the city, which no longer had the same
appeal.

The French Revolution inspired a more liberal form
of government in Switzerland. The movement
emerged south of Zürich, but the city's form of
government remained unaffected through the ages.

Zürich's status as the hub of banking and other
financial activities began during the 1800s influenced
by railroad tycoon and administrator Alfred Escher,
who enjoyed great political prestige.

In 1877, Zürich's stock market was established as
the most important one in Switzerland, and during
the following decades numerous innovative laws
were implemented by Alfred Escher. This caused

the city to prioritize development of tourism, a
fortified banking system and local industrial
production development.

Zürich's reputation as an intellectual sanctuary
persisted throughout First World War, when
Switzerland kept its neutral position. As in the past
centuries the city attracted international dissidents of
various political or cultural observances.

While he was preparing for the Russian Revolution,
Lenin stayed in the city from 1916 till 1917. James
Joyce also moved to Zürich where he wrote his
masterpiece Ulysses, and a number of newcomer
artists formed the movement “Dada” in 1916, which
would later on establish the famous Cabaret Voltaire.

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In 1946 Churchill held his famous “Iron Curtain”
speech in the city's university assembly hall. During
the next years Zürich rapidly developed into one of
the leading financial capitals of the world.

Zürich's stock exchange is the fourth largest in the

world, and the city is the most important market for
the world's gold exchange. The financial success has
ensured, that the city can carry on Zwingli's and
Alfred Escher's ideas.

Today the city is beautiful and thriving, and great
investments have been made in a rich cultural life.

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Tour 1: Zürich
Tour 1: Zürich

1. Bürkli Square/Bürkli Platz

Bürkli Platz
www.zsg.ch
Located at the end of Bahnhofstrasse, Bürkli Square
faces Lake Zürich. From the terraces, located at the
lake front, there is a spectacular view of the lake and
the surrounding Alps. You can also go on a boat trip
on tour boats to various excursion spots around the
lake. Bürkli Square was named after city engineer
Arnold Bürkli, who created the interconnected
recreational areas along the river Limmat and Lake
Zürich.

One of the construction plans at Bürkli Square was
of a government building in 1848. But those plans
were abandoned when Bern was made capital.
Today the square has many green areas and a lovely
music pavilion from 1908 in the centre. At the east
end of the square stands the fountain sculpture
Geiserbrunnen, named after prime contractor,
Arnold Geiser.

1a. Schanzengraben

The city's old moat, Schanzengraben, runs from the
west end of Bürkli Square into Lake Zürich.

The canal was a part of Zürich's old defenses but,
unlike most of the city's old defense buildings, it was
kept. It was decided in the 1830s, that it was
necessary to have two canals running through the
city centre into Lake Zürich.

For many years factories surrounded the
Schanzengraben, making it very unappealing to the
citizens, but during recent years it has become a
cozy, green vein running through the city.

2. Stadthausquai

Stadthausquai
Stadthausquai is one of the beautiful promenade
streets along the Limmat River. It has a great view

of the city's atmospheric Old Town and of buildings
such as the Grossmünster Cathedral.

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In the southern end, facing Bürkli Square, there is a
small stronghold island, Bauschänzli, which was a
part of the city's fortifications around the city centre.

Directly north of Bauschänzli lies the beautifully built
river baths, Frauenbad, from 1888. The original bath
facilities of the city were established in 1837 and
remained for around 50 years before they were closed.
3. Fraumünster

Am Münsterhofplatz
www.fraumuenster.ch
Fraumünster is one of Zürich's large old church
buildings. The adjacent convent was founded in 835
to serve the German peerage. Later the church was
rebuilt in a Romanesque layout, but further
reconstructions and additions up until 1911 have
changed its appearance.

The convent was closed in 1524; this happened in
connection with the Reformation. In 1898 the

convent buildings were torn down to make room
for other houses.

Today the church holds the biggest organ of the
canton, consisting of a total of 5,793 pipes. Guests
can also admire artist Marc Chagalls five big glass
mosaics, placed there in 1970.

Each of the mosaics depicts a part of history, and
they all have a dominant colour.

4. Paradeplatz

Paradeplatz
www.spruengli.ch
Paradeplatz at Bahnhofstraße is Zürich's most
fashionable address, and this is of course where the
leading Swiss banks have their headquarters. The
two large banks, Credit Suisse (to the north) and
UBS (to the west), built their large and pompous
buildings in 1873 and 1897-1899.

At the southern end of Paradeplatz, visitors can
enjoy the rich on tradition Confiserie Sprüngli,
which moved in at the distinguished address as a
confectioner and chocolate maker in 1859. Among
Sprüngli's specialties, Luxemburgerli is a real treat.

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5. Bahnhofstraße

Bahnhofstraße
www.bahnhofstrasse-zuerich.ch
Bahnhofstraße is Zürich's grandest shopping street.
It stretches between the squares Bahnhofplatz to the
north and Bürkli Square to the south. The street is
more than one kilometre long, and it is full of shops,
with many of the world's most exclusive stores
represented.

5a. Beyer Watch and Clock
Museum/Uhrenmuseum Beyer

Bahnhofstraße 31
www.beyer-chronometrie.ch
One of the things Switzerland is most famous for, is
watches; everything from cuckoo clocks to quartz
clocks. At this watch and clock museum visitors can
have a closer look at various clocks and their history.
The exhibit also holds time measuring devices
dating back to 1400 BC.

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6. St. Peter's Church/Kirche St. Peter
St Peter-Hofstatt
www.st-peter-zh.ch
This is Zürich's oldest parish church with a history
dating back to the 800s. The present church building
took centuries to build. The oldest part is the choir

from the 1200s, where the first mayor of the city,
Rudolf Brun, was buried in 1360.

The church is also famous for its large clock face
attached to the tower. The clock is 8,7 metres (28 ft)
in diameter. One can get sense of the size of the
clock from afar, and when climbing the tower,
visitors can get a sense of the dimension clock by
looking at the clock hands.

The church did not always have a tower, the first
was built around 1200. It was not tall, but during the
mid-1400s it was made taller. What makes this tower
special, is that it is not officially owned by the
church, but by the city, although the entry staircase
to the tower and the bells do belong to the church.

The tower was used as a lookout post by the fire
department, because of its central location in the heart
of the city with a good view of the entire Old Town.

7. Lindenhof

Lindenhofstraße
Lindenhof is where the original Roman fortress
Turicum used to be. Later the so called Kaiserpfalz
was also located at Lindenhof; Kaiserpfalz was one
of the German-Roman emperors' many residence
castles lying scattered throughout the kingdom. For
many centuries Lindenhof was the meeting place of

the city's citizens, and this was where, the
population of Zürich pledged allegiance to the Swiss
republic in 1798.

In archaeological excavations, remains of a Roman
customs station and a citadel, have been found.
Today Lindenhof is a peaceful oasis in the heart of
the city, and the local people come to play chess there.

8. Toy Museum/Züricher Spielzeug
Museum
Fortunagasse 15
www.spielzeugmuseum.ch
Zürich's toy museum is located in one of the oldest
areas of the city. The lovely little museum holds toy
collections from the 1700-1900s.

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9. Sternwarte Urania

Uraniastraße 9
www.jules-verne.ch
Between the central railway station and Zürich Lake
runs the street Bahnhofstraße, which is the most
exclusive shopping district in the city. From the 48

metres (157 ft) tall round observatory Sternwarte
Urania, you get a great view of the shopping district
and Zürich's Old Town.

In the observatory there is a refracting telescope
allowing 600-fold magnification, which is accessible
to groups of visitors, who have announced their
arrival in advance. On this address visitors can also
find a panorama bar; elevated far above the
surrounding roof tops.

10. Zürich Main Station/Hauptbahnhof

Bahnhofplatz
www.railcity.ch
Zürich's impressive Main Station is the biggest in
Switzerland, as well as the country's busiest traffic
nerve centre.

The building was inaugurated in 1871, and it is one
of the most beautiful railway constructions in
Europe from that time.

Until 1991 it used to be a dead-end station, but now
trains can go east as well, and below the city centre
through a tunnel. Zürich's location in the centre of
Switzerland and Europe makes the Main Station
even more important.

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11. National Museum of
Switzerland/Schweizerisches
Landesmuseum

Museumstraße 2
www.musee-suisse.ch
The Swiss National Museum is beautifully located
next to the Main Station between the two rivers Sihl
and Limmat.

The museum was founded in 1898 in a historic style
by Gustav Gull. The characteristic tower is a copy
of the city gate in Baden, and it is one of the
symbols of Zürich. The museum complex almost
looks like a castle.

The museum holds the country's largest collection
of Swiss cultural history. Visitors can see everything
from archaeological finds dating back to ancient
Rome to objects from present day Switzerland.
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12. Polybahn

Central
www.vbz.ch
The funicular railway, Polybahn, is a very different
means of transportation, connecting the central area
at the Main Station to the upper streets to the east.

For the first 8 years the railway, was driven by water
power, since then by electricity. The original wagons
were used until 1996, and the appearance of the
present ones, is clearly inspired by history.

A ride on the Polybahn is 176 metres (577 ft) long,
achieving a 41-metre (134 ft) elevation. It takes three
minutes.

13. Poly Terrace/Polyterrasse
Polyterrasse
Poly Terrace is one of the viewing terraces, elevated
above the city by the foot of the Science and
Technology University's main building. From this
location there is a great view of Zürich's Old Town.

14. University of Science and
Technology/ETH Zürich

Rämistraße 101
www.ethz.ch
ETH Zürich is an abbreviation for Eidgenössische
Technische Hochschule, which is the University of
Science and Technology in Zürich. The main building
at the Poly Terrace square can be seen from far away.
It was drawn by Gottfried Semper, who was also
behind the construction of the Semper Opera in
Dresden, built in 1861-1864. The architectural style is
Semper's unique version in neo-classicism.

The historical architect Gustav Gull altered
Semper's building in 1915-1924. The most
significant alteration is the big, central dome.

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15. Zürich University/Universität Zürich

Rämistraße 71
www.uzh.ch
Zürich University was founded in 1833 by canton
Zürich's government, and it is the first university in
Europe that was established democratically. At the
establishment the universities of Theology, Medicine
and Law were joined together and expanded with
Philosophy. Today, the university offers many more
branches of studies, and it is the biggest in the country.

The imposing main building with the solid tower
was completed in 1914 according to the drawings of
Karl Moser and Robert Curjels. Today, the
university is also located in quite a few other
buildings, among others the campus in Irchel and
the Library of the faculty of Law/Bibliothek des
Rechtswissenschaftlichen Instituts (Rämistraße 74),

whose interior was designed by Santiago Calatrava.

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16. Thomas Mann Archives/Thomas
Mann-Archiv
Schönberggasse 15
www.tma.ethz.ch
When the writer Thomas Mann died in 1955, several
items including Mann's study, were handed over by
the heirs, to Zürich's University of Science and
Technology. It became a museum, where visitors
can see the writer's library, additional artifacts, a
description of his life and some of his works.

The museum is located in the Bodmer House from
1665. It was named after the literati Johann Jakob
Bodmer, who lived there in 1739-1783. This house

has been the centre of literary life, because famous
people such as von Kleist and Goethe were there.

17. Zürich Art Museum/
Kunsthaus Zürich

Heim-Platz 1
www.kunsthaus.ch
This art museum holds one of Zürich's and
Europe's most exquisite art collections; it was
collected by the local art association, Züricher
Kunstgesellschaft.
The art museum's permanent exhibit holds a
number of fine pieces and collections of European
paintings. On the walls visitors can see Dutch and
Italian Baroque works, the largest Edvard Munch
collection outside of Norway, works by Picasso,
Monet and quite a few works by Marc Chagall.

The museum also arranges changing exhibits with
paintings and other types of art at Kunsthaus Zürich.

18. Zürich Playhouse/
Schauspielhaus Zürich

Zeltweg 5
www.schauspielhaus.ch
The Zürich Playhouse is one of the most important
theatres in the German-speaking world. The
prominent building was completed in 1892 under

the name Volkstheater am Pfauen. Back then there
was entertainment for the people, as the name
People's Theatre implied. There was a Bavarian beer
garden, a bowling alley and the light Vaudeville
entertainment on stage. Today, the Playhouse has
quite a range of different shows on its program.

Beside the one in the old building on the address
Zeltweg 5, the theatre also has a stage in the
modernised ship construction area Schiffbau
(Giessereistraße 5) north-west of the centre.

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19. Prediger Church/Predigerkirche

Predigerplatz
www.predigerkirche.ch
The big Prediger Church was originally built in a
Gothic style in 1231. It was the Prediger order of
Dominicans, who founded the church. Most visible
additions since entail the choir from the 1300s and
the tower. The tower is 97 metres (318 ft) tall and
thereby the tallest one in the city; it was built in the
year 1900.

20. Town Hall/Zürcher Rathaus

Limmatquai 61
Zürich's prominent town hall building was literally
built on the Limmat River, and it is possible to sail
under the house. The architectural style is German
Renaissance, and construction lasted from 1694 till
1698.

Until 1798 the Town Hall was the headquarters of
the government of the Zürich republic. Since 1803 it
has housed the meetings of the local government as
well as the canton council in the Zürich canton.
21. Town Hall Bridge/Rathausbrücke

Rathausbrücke
The Town Hall Bridge is built like a big square. It is
one of the central bridges crossing the Limmat River,
that runs through Zürich's Old Town, and from
here visitors can enjoy a beautiful view of the city
facing the Zürich Lake.

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22. Grossmünster

Grossmünsterplatz
www.grossmuenster.ch
Grossmünster is a Protestant cathedral in a
Romanesque architectural style. The previous
church was founded by the French Carolingians.
According to legend Karl the Great discovered the
graves of Felix and Regula at this location, the city's
martyrs, and had a convent built there.

The current Grossmünster was built around the year
1100, and it was inaugurated in 1220. In the early
1500s Grossmünster was the hotbed of the Swiss-
German Reformation lead by Huldrych Zwingli and
Heinrich Bullinger.

Grossmünster's characteristic, rounded tower-
endings were built on top of the existing towers in
1781-1787, and now they form one of the most
famous symbols of the Zürich skyline.

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The very interesting Roman crypt, Reformation
Museum/Reformationsmuseum, and the glass
mosaics of the choir made in 1932 by artist Augusto
Giacometti are great sights not be missed. The
museum is located in the adjoining convent.

The two towers are landmarks of Zürich, and it is
possible to access them. Visitors will be rewarded
with an amazing view of the entire city, Zürichsee
and the Alps.

23. Water Church/Wasserkirche

Limmatquai 31
The Water Church was built during the mid 1200s.
Back then it was situated on a small island in the
Limmat River, the island was connected to the
eastern part of the city in 1839, when Limmatquai
was constructed.

The church underwent massive reconstruction
during the late 1400s, and even though it serves as a
church building today, it was not always so.

In 1634 the church was made secular, and it was
converted into the city's first public library. The
library was moved in 1917, and instead the building
was used for storage until 1940, when it once again
underwent reconstruction and opened as a church.

24. Opera House/Opernhaus

Falkenstraße 1
www.opernhaus.ch
The Zürich Opera House is the biggest in Europe.
Through the ages it has given stage to numerous
grand premieres. The opera building is beautifully
located at Lake Zürich and was built in 1891 in a
late Baroque architectural style.

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25. Museum Bellerive/
Museum Bellerive

Höschgasse 3

www.hgkz.ch
Museum Bellerive is part of the city's design
museum, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich. The
museum holds an exhibit of arts, crafts and design.
Visitors can see an exciting collection in Jugend style.
The museum is located inside a villa from 1931.

26. Heidi Weber House/
Heidi Weber Haus

Höschgasse 8
www.centrelecorbusier.com
The world renowned architect Le Corbusier was one
of the most influential Swiss architects during the
1900s. His latest work and the only one in his home
country is the Heidi Weber House, built in 1966-
1967. The entire complex is by Le Corbusier's hand,
and a great piece of art.

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Today, the house holds exhibits about architect Le
Corbusier and other non permanent exhibits.

27. Zürich Horn

Seefeldquai/Fröhlichstraße
The wonderful park Zürich Horn, built in 1879, is
located at Lake Zürich. The place kept its original
trees, and later country and garden exhibits left their
mark on the appearance of the park. Among the
park's sculptures, Heureka is worth a mention. It is a
big mechanic construction by Jean Tinguely.

Zürich Horn was from the beginning meant to be a
park, and the setting of many events intended to
benefit the citizens. Among other things, there is a
beach bath.

27a. The Chinese Garden/Chinagarten

Bellerivestraße
The Chinese Garden opened inside the Zürich Horn
in 1993. It was a gift from the Chinese city Kunming, a
friendship city of Zürich. Beside the grace of the
garden there are many beautiful Chinese edifices to see.

28. EG Bührle Collection/Sammlung

EG Bührle

Zollikerstraße 172
www.buehrle.ch
The EG Bührle Collection is an exhibit of a large
private collection of mainly impressionistic painting.
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The collection also has other pieces such as Dutch
paintings from the 1600s and Italian works from the
1500-1700s.

Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas,
Edouard Manet and Vincent van Gogh, are just
some of the many artists, who are represented.

29. Botanical Garden/
Botanischer Garten

Zollikerstraße 107
www.bguz.unizh.ch
Zürich's Botanical Garden is an amazing park with
greenhouses, where visitors can experience various
plants and climates. There is tropical rain forest,
jungle, Mediterranean plants and alpine flowers. The
park belongs to the city's university.

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30. Rietberg Museum/
Museum Rietberg

Gablerstraße 15
www.rietberg.ch
This museum primarily exhibits African and Asian
artifacts, and it is housed in Villa Wesendonck from
1857. Wesendonck founded the area and the
surrounding park.

Richard Wagner lived in Villa Wesendonck as a
guest, and his love for the lady of the house inspired
his works Wesendonck-Lieder and Tristan & Isolde.

Park-Villa Rieter exhibits paintings of artist from
various Asian countries. The place was named after a
rich Winterthur family, who used to own the area.
The place has belonged to local authorities since 1945.

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