Paradeplatz is a square on
Bahnhofstrasse
Bahnhofstrasse is Zürich's main downtown street and one of the world's most expensive and exclusive shopping avenues. In 2011, a study named the ''Bahnhofstrasse'' the most expensive street for retail property in Europe, and the third most expens ...
in
downtown Zürich
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Zürich ...
, Switzerland. It is one of the most expensive pieces of real estate in Switzerland and has become synonymous with wealth and the
Swiss banks
Banking in Switzerland dates to the early eighteenth century through Switzerland's merchant trade and has, over the centuries, grown into a complex, regulated, and international industry. Banking is seen as emblematic of Switzerland, along with ...
, being the location of the headquarters of both
UBS and
Credit Suisse. It is surrounded by four blocks of buildings.
The site of the square lay without the medieval city walls, and was incorporated into the town with the construction of the new ramparts in 1642. During the 17th century, it served as a livestock market, known as Säumärt ("pig market"), renamed to
Neumarkt ("new market") in 1819 and finally to its current name following the construction of Bahnhofstrasse (1865).
Paradeplatz is one of the main nodal points of the
Zürich tram network
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Züric ...
, and the stop is served by lines
2,
6,
7,
8,
9,
11,
13 and
17.
Paradeplatz was the scene of clashes between insurgents and cantonal troops during the 1839
Züriputsch
The Züriputsch of 6 September 1839 was a putsch of the rural conservative population against the liberal rule of the city of Zürich on the eve of the formation of the Swiss federal state. The reason for the putsch was the appointment of th ...
.
The first horse-drawn trams circulated in 1882 and were electrified in 1896.
Constituent buildings
In the block to the north, which is bounded by Talacker to the west, Bahnhofstrasse to the east and Paradeplatz to the south, is the home of Credit Suisse,
"Paradeplatz – Zurich"
– Credit-Suisse.com amongst other businesses. The building, formerly known as the Kreditanstalt building, dates to 1873. The Lichthof shopping mall is at the eastern corner of the building.
The hotel Baur en Ville, on the eastern end of the square, opened in 1838. Also in this block is the Blancpain
Blancpain SA () is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, headquartered in Paudex/Le Brassus, Switzerland. It designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells prestige and luxury mechanical watches. Founded by Jehan-Jacques Blancpain in Villeret, Switz ...
watch store and the Harry Winston
Harry Winston (March 1, 1896December 8, 1978) was an American jeweler. He donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958 after owning it for a decade. He also traded the Portuguese Diamond to the Smithsonian in 1963 in exchan ...
jewellery store. This block is bounded by Züghusplatz to the north and Poststrasse to the south.
The Confiserie Sprüngli
The Confiserie Sprüngli is a Swiss luxury confectionery manufacturer founded in 1836 and internationally known for its signature macarons called "Luxemburgerli".
History
The company was founded in 1836 when David Sprüngli bought the con ...
, in the southern block, opened in 1859. It is bounded by Paradeplatz to the north, Bahnhofstrasse to the east and Bleicherweg to the west.
The UBS (formerly Bankverein) building on the western side dates to 1897–99. It is bounded by Talacker to the north, Paradeplatz to the east and Bleicherweg to the south.
Panoramic view
Gallery
File:Müllerplan Paradeplatz.jpg, Neuer Markt as it was in 1793, situated outside, reached from the Zeughaus by a footbridge across the old moat
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Squares in Zürich
Altstadt (Zürich)
Financial districts