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Quaianlagen (Zürich)
Quaianalagen (German, plural; en, quays, or quaysides; from french: des quais) or Seeuferanlagen (German, plural for lakeshore sites) on Lake Zürich (german: Zürichsee) is a series of lakefronts in Zürich. Inaugurated in 1887, the quaysides are considered an important milestone in the development of Zürich. The construction of the lake fronts transformed the medieval small town on the rivers Limmat and Sihl to a modern city on the Lake Zürich 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 Zürich shore within the city of Zürich. The complete construction includes, among others, the central Bürkliplatz on the outflow of the Lake Zürich, 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 Corb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wollishofen
Wollishofen is a neighbourhood in Zürich's district 2 (Zürich), 2nd district. 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 1930-1932. Architects: Max Haefeli, Alfred Roth (Architekt), 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 route Zürich tram route 7, 7 of the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich. Zürich Wollishofen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grosser Hafner
Grossner 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 Grosser Hafner was located on the then swamp area between the Limmat and Zürichsee around Sechseläutenplatz on a small lake island in Zürich, and as well as the other Prehistoric pile dwellings around Zürichsee set on piles to protect against occasional flooding by the Linth and Jona. The settlement is located on Lake Zurich in Enge, a locality of the municipality of Zürich. It was neighbored by the settlements Zürich–Enge Alpenquai and Kleiner Hafner on a then island in the effluence of the Limmat, within an area of about in the city of Zürich. Grosser and Kleiner Hafner comprise , and the buffer zone including the lake area comprises in all. History Internationally known is the area since 2009, as in the beginning of the construction of the underground parking facility at Sechseläut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horgen Culture
The Horgen culture is one of several archaeological cultures belonging to the Neolithic period of Switzerland. The Horgen culture may derive from the Pfyn culture and early Horgen pottery is similar to the earlier Cortaillod culture pottery of Twann, Switzerland.Comparative Archeology Web accessed 28 June 2010 It is named for one of the principal sites, in , Switzerland. Dates 
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Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around Lake Zurich
Prehistoric pile dwellings around Lake Zurich comprises 11 – or 10% of all European pile dwelling sites – of a total of 56 prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps in Switzerland, that are located around Lake Zurich in the cantons of Schwyz, St. Gallen and Zürich. Geography These 11 – including one further on the nearby '' Greifensee'' and Robenhausen on ''Pfäffikersee'' lakeshore – prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements were built from around 5000 BC to 500 BC and are concentrated within an area of about , on Lake Zurich respectively ''Obersee'' lakeshore in the cantons of Schwyz, St. Gallen and Zürich. As part of a series of, in all, 111 European prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, they were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 2011. Archaeological excavations were conducted in only some of the sites, to preserve the heritage for future generations. Nevertheless, the excavations yielded evidence that provide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Hans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 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 public transportation: Zürich tram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Garden Zürich
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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 – this building should exhibit his works of art in an ideal environment created by the architect himself in the then 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 It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hafen Riesbach
Hafen or Häfen may refer to the following topics: Places *Düsseldorf-Hafen, a district of Düsseldorf, Germany * Hafen (Osnabrück), a district of Osnabrück, Germany People *Bruce C. Hafen (born 1940), American attorney *John Hafen (1856–1910), American artist * LeRoy Reuben Hafen (1893–1985), American historian Other *Hafen Slawkenbergius Hafen Slawkenbergius is a fictional writer referenced in Laurence Sterne's novel ''Tristram Shandy''. Slawkenbergius was "distinguished by the length of his nose, and a great authority on the subject of noses". Sterne gives few biographical detai ..., a fictional character in Laurence Sterne's ''Tristram Shandy'' * Eisenbahn und Häfen GmbH, a German rail company {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
