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Hafen Enge
Quaianalagen (German, plural; ; from ) or Seeuferanlagen (German, plural for lakeshore sites) on Lake Zurich is a series of lakefronts in Zurich, Switzerland. Inaugurated in 1887, the quaysides are considered an important milestone in the development of Zurich. The construction of the lake fronts transformed the medieval small town on the rivers Limmat and Sihl to a modern city on the Lake Zurich shore. The project was managed by engineer Arnold Bürkli. Geography The quays are situated in the districts of Enge, Seefeld and Wollishofen at the lower Lake Zurich shore within the city of Zurich. The complete construction includes, among others, the central Bürkliplatz on the outflow of the Lake Zurich, and (from west to east coast) Saffa-Insel, Strandbad Mythenquai, Belvoirpark, Mythenquai, Arboretum, General-Guisan-Quai, Sechseläutenplatz, Utoquai, Seebad Utoquai, Seefeldquai, Riesbach Harbour, Centre Le Corbusier, Blatterwiese, Chinagarten, Zürichhorn and Strandbad Ti ...
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Wollishofen
Wollishofen is a neighbourhood in Zürich's district 2 (Zürich), 2nd district, situated in the eastern foothills of Uetliberg. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The neighbourhood has a population of 15,592 distributed on an area of 5.75 km2. Geography Located between the Sihl, Sihl river and Lake Zurich, it forms the southern boundary of the city on the left bank of the lake. The lake occupies 28.5% (1.64 km2) of the total area of the district. To the south, Wollishofen borders the municipalities of Adliswil and Kilchberg, Zürich, Kilchberg. Werkbundsiedlung Neubühl A New Objectivity (architecture), New Objectivity estate constructed between 1930 and 1932. The architects involved include Max Haefeli, Alfred Roth (architect), Alfred Roth, Emil Roth, Carl Hubacher, Rudolf Steiger, Werner Max Moser and Paul Artaria. Transport Wollishofen is located on the A3 motorway (Switzerland), A3 motorway, and on tram rou ...
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General-Guisan-Quai
Quaianalagen (German, plural; ; from ) or Seeuferanlagen (German, plural for lakeshore sites) on Lake Zurich is a series of lakefronts in Zurich, Switzerland. Inaugurated in 1887, the quaysides are considered an important milestone in the development of Zurich. The construction of the lake fronts transformed the medieval small town on the rivers Limmat and Sihl to a modern city on the Lake Zurich shore. The project was managed by engineer Arnold Bürkli. Geography The quays are situated in the districts of Enge, Seefeld and Wollishofen at the lower Lake Zurich shore within the city of Zurich. The complete construction includes, among others, the central Bürkliplatz on the outflow of the Lake Zurich, and (from west to east coast) Saffa-Insel, Strandbad Mythenquai, Belvoirpark, Mythenquai, Arboretum, General-Guisan-Quai, Sechseläutenplatz, Utoquai, Seebad Utoquai, Seefeldquai, Riesbach Harbour, Centre Le Corbusier, Blatterwiese, Chinagarten, Zürichhorn and Strandbad ...
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Kleiner Hafner
Kleiner Hafner is one of the 111 serial sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site '' Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps'', of which are 56 located in Switzerland. Geography Kleiner Hafner was located on the then swamp land between the river Limmat and Zürichsee around Sechseläutzenplatz on a small peninsula in Zürich, and as well as the other Prehistoric pile dwellings around Zürichsee set on piles to protect against occasional flooding by the rivers Linth and Jona. The settlement is located on '' Zürichsee'' lakeshore in Enge, a locality of the municipality of Zürich. It was neighbored by the settlements Zürich–Enge Alpenquai and Grosser Hafner on a then island in the effluence of the Limmat, within an area of about in the city of Zürich. The site Kleiner Hafner comprises , and the buffer zone including the lake area comprises . History The site is internationally known since 2009, when during the beginning of the construction of the underground parki ...
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Zürich–Enge Alpenquai
Zürich–Enge Alpenquai is one of the 111 serial sites of the World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site ''Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps'', of which 56 are located in Switzerland. Geography Located on the then-swampland between Limmat and Lake Zurich around Sechseläutenplatz, Zürich, Sechseläutzenplatz on small islands and peninsulas in Zürich, the settlements were set on piles to protect against occasional flooding by the Linth and Jona (river), Jona Rivers. Because the lake has grown in size over time, most of the original piles are now around to under the water level of , giving modern observers the false impression that they always had been underwater. Zürich–Enge Alpenquai is located on ''Lake Zurich'' lakeshore in Enge (Zürich), Enge, a locality of the Municipalities in the canton of Zürich, municipality of Zürich in the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The settlement comprises , and the buffer zone, including the lake area, comprises in al ...
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Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around Lake Zurich
Prehistoric pile dwellings around Lake Zurich are Stilt house, pile dwelling sites located around Lake Zurich in the Cantons of Switzerland, cantons of Canton of Schwyz, Schwyz, Canton of St. Gallen, St. Gallen and Canton of Zurich, Zurich. The article focuses on the 9 Lake Zurich sites that are among the 111 sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps established in 2011. 56 of the 111 UNESCO World Heritage pile dwelling sites are located in Switzerland and 9 thereof are located on the Lake Zurich seashore. The article also includes one UNESCO World Heritage site at the nearby Greifensee (lake), Greifensee and one UNESCO World Heritage site at the Pfäffikersee. The 11 sites described here are only a selection, just like the 111 UNESCO World Heritage sites are only a selection of more than 900 known sites of prehistoric pile dwellings in the Alpine region. Geography The 11 prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) sites are concentr ...
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Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen
Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen is a public bath in the Swiss municipality of Zürich, being part of the historical '' Seeuferanlage'' promenades that were built between 1881 and 1887. Geography The bath is situated at Zürichhorn respectively in the Seefeld quarter at the Zürichsee lake shore. Public transport is provided by the VBZ transport company by the tram lines 2 and 4, the bus lines 33 and the postauto bus lines 912 and 916 to Chinagarten Zürich stop, as well as by the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft towards Zürichhorn. History and description As the old bathhouse had to make place for the construction of quais, the then independent municipality of Riesbach built two new bathing facilities ''Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen'' (1886) at Zürichhorn, and Seebad Utoquai (1890) at Utoquai. The lido was rebuilt in the 1950s in the living garden style. The pavilion architecture and typical contemporary garden design were built by the architects Joseph Schütz, Otto Dürr and Ha ...
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Zürichhorn
Zürichhorn is a river delta on Zürichsee's eastern shore in the lower basin of the lake. The area is part of the parks and quays in the Seefeld (Zürich), Seefeld quarter of the city of Zürich in Switzerland. The gardens are one of the most popular recreational areas within the city of Zürich. Geography Zürichhorn was formed mainly by the ''Hornbach'' stream, also known as ''Wildbach'' and ''Werenbach'', which flows, as of today embedded into a concrete canal, between ''Tiefenbrunnen'' lido and the landing gate of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) into Lake Zürich. Ending the last glacial period when the Linth glacier retreated, the ''Wehrenbach'' stream dug over through the Linth glacier's moraine, met the rocky ground, the so-called molasse, and by its Glacial erratic, attachment the river delta at the Zürichhorn respectively the Seefeld quarter was formed. Transportation Zürichhorn can be reached preferably by foot (20 minutes from Bellevue) or by publ ...
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Chinese Garden Zürich
The Chinese Garden (German: ''Chinagarten Zürich'') is a Chinese garden in the Swiss city of Zürich. It is a gift from Zürich's Chinese partner town Kunming, dedicated to the Three Friends of Winter. Location and history Zürich's Chinese garden is located in the city's Seefeld quarter, next to the Pavillon Le Corbusier between ''Blatterwiese'' and ''Bellerivestrasse'' and near to the ''Zürichhorn'' peninsula on the right shore of Zürichsee. Ending winter season, the garden will be opened on March 18 to October 18, daily from 11:00 (am) to 19:00 (7 pm), even on Sundays and public holidays. Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich tram lines 2 and 4, together with bus line 33, serve nearby stops at ''Höschgasse'' or ''Fröhlichstrasse'', whilst bus lines 912 and 916 run from ''Bellevue'' to ''Chinagarten''. The garden is a gift by Zürich's Chinese partner town Kunming, as thanks for Zürich's technical and scientific assistance in the development of the Kunming city drinking water ...
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Blatterwiese
Quaianalagen (German, plural; ; from ) or Seeuferanlagen (German, plural for lakeshore sites) on Lake Zurich is a series of lakefronts in Zurich, Switzerland. Inaugurated in 1887, the quaysides are considered an important milestone in the development of Zurich. The construction of the lake fronts transformed the medieval small town on the rivers Limmat and Sihl to a modern city on the Lake Zurich shore. The project was managed by engineer Arnold Bürkli. Geography The quays are situated in the districts of Enge, Seefeld and Wollishofen at the lower Lake Zurich shore within the city of Zurich. The complete construction includes, among others, the central Bürkliplatz on the outflow of the Lake Zurich, and (from west to east coast) Saffa-Insel, Strandbad Mythenquai, Belvoirpark, Mythenquai, Arboretum, General-Guisan-Quai, Sechseläutenplatz, Utoquai, Seebad Utoquai, Seefeldquai, Riesbach Harbour, Centre Le Corbusier, Blatterwiese, Chinagarten, Zürichhorn and Strandbad Ti ...
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Centre Le Corbusier
The Pavillon Le Corbusier is a Swiss art museum in Zürich-Seefeld at Zürichhorn dedicated to the work of the Swiss architect Le Corbusier. In 1960, Heidi Weber had the vision to establish a museum designed by Le Corbusier. The building was to exhibit his works of art in an ideal environment created by the architect himself. It was then named the Centre Le Corbusier or Heidi Weber Museum. In April 2014 the building and museum went over to the city of Zürich, and was renamed in May 2016. Location The building is located on the ''Zürichsee'' lake shore nearby Zürichhorn in the Seefeld quarter. It can be reached by foot (20 minutes from Bellevueplatz– Sechseläutenplatz) or by public transportation: Trams 2 and 4 and bus line 33 to stops ''Höschgasse'' or ''Fröhlichstrasse'', or bus lines 912 and 916 from ''Bellevue'' to '' Chinagarten'', or by the ''Limmat'' boats operated by the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) towards Zürichhorn. Centre Le Corbusier building ...
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Hafen Riesbach
Quaianalagen (German, plural; ; from ) or Seeuferanlagen (German, plural for lakeshore sites) on Lake Zurich is a series of lakefronts in Zurich, Switzerland. Inaugurated in 1887, the quaysides are considered an important milestone in the development of Zurich. The construction of the lake fronts transformed the medieval small town on the rivers Limmat and Sihl to a modern city on the Lake Zurich shore. The project was managed by engineer Arnold Bürkli. Geography The quays are situated in the districts of Enge, Seefeld and Wollishofen at the lower Lake Zurich shore within the city of Zurich. The complete construction includes, among others, the central Bürkliplatz on the outflow of the Lake Zurich, and (from west to east coast) Saffa-Insel, Strandbad Mythenquai, Belvoirpark, Mythenquai, Arboretum, General-Guisan-Quai, Sechseläutenplatz, Utoquai, Seebad Utoquai, Seefeldquai, Riesbach Harbour, Centre Le Corbusier, Blatterwiese, Chinagarten, Zürichhorn and Stran ...
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