Riesbach is a district in the

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city of

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. It is District number 8.

History

The district comprises the quarters Seefeld, Mühlebach and Weinegg. Riesbach was formerly a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.

Quaianlagen

As the old bathhouse had to make place for the construction of so-called '' Seeuferanlage'' quais, the then independent municipality of Riesbach built the two new bathing facilities '' Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen'' (1886) at

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 popu ...

and '' Seebad Utoquai'' (1890) at Utoquai. Hafen Riesbach, meaning Riesbach harbour area is situated between Seefeldquai and Blatterwiese. The harbour itself is as the Enge harbour used as a private-owned marina. 2004, the old kiosk at the popular open lido at ''Riesbachstrasse'' was replaced by a polygonal pavilion was designed by the architects Andreas Furrimann and Gabrielle Hächler, and now houses a small restaurant. As well as the Seefeldquai, it is part of the historical Quaianlagen, and combines park designs from different design periods. The stone pillar ''Klausstud'' originally stood in the lake and served as a border designation of the medieval right of ban of the city republic of Zürich. At that place also ended the fishing rights of the urban fishermen, and from here the Einsiedeln Abbey pilgrims proved their honour to the Protestantic city by lowering the volume of their prayers and songs. Since the landfills in the construction of the quais, the pillar stands in the middle of the park. The sculpture by

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is named '' Sheep Piece'', and was donated in 1976. The Centre Le Corbusier or ''Heidi Weber Museum'', an art museum dedicated to the work of the Swiss architect Le Corbusier, is situated between Seefeldquai and Blatterwiese. Between Blatterwiese and ''Bellerivestrasse'', in 1993 the Chinese Garden Zürich was inaugurated.

Gallery

File:Zürich - Hafen Riesebach - Henry Moores Sheep Peace IMG_1041.JPG, '' Sheep Piece'' by

( Hafen Riesbach) File:Zürich - Seefeld - Corbusier - Heidi Weber Museum IMG 1552.JPG, Centre Le Corbusier (Heidi Weber Museum) File:Zürich - Seefeld - Chinagarten IMG 1544.JPG, Chinagarten in partnership with

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File:Zürich - Hafen Riesbach IMG 1578.JPG, Riesbach harbour

References

District 8 of Zurich {{Zürich-geo-stub