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Seebad Utoquai is a
As the old bathhouse had to make place for the construction of quais, the then independent municipality of
public bath
Public baths originated when most people in population centers did not have access to private bathing facilities. Though termed "public", they have often been restricted according to gender, religious affiliation, personal membership, and other cr ...
in the Swiss municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of Zürich
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Zürich ...
, being part of the historical '' Seeuferanlage'' promenades that were built between 1881 and 1887.
Geography
The bath is situated at Utoquai respectively in the Seefeld quarter at theZürichsee
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Lake Zurich (Swiss German/ Alemannic: ''Zürisee''; German: ''Zürichsee''; rm, Lai da Turitg) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zürich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or ''Zürichsee'' can be used to ...
lake shore on the right bank. Public transport is provided by the VBZ transport company by the tram lines 2 and 4, bus lines 33 and postauto bus lines 912 and 916 to Chinagarten Zürich stop. It is situated opposite of Strandbad Mythenquai on the other bank of the lower Zürichsee lake shore in Zürich.
History and description
As the old bathhouse had to make place for the construction of quais, the then independent municipality of Riesbach
Riesbach is a district in the Swiss city of Zürich. It is District number 8.
History
The district comprises the quarters Seefeld, Mühlebach and Weinegg. Riesbach was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich i ...
built two new bathing facilities Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen (1886) and Seebad Utoquai (1890). For the latter, a ''bathing palace'' on stilts with delicate, tower-like structures in the ''Moorish style'' was implented. For the first time in Zürich, it was allowed to men and women to bathe in the same bath. In 1942 the towering domes were added by sun terraces, also in a wooden construction, were built, and the basic structure of the original bathroom is still preserved. The Utoquai figures in ''Inventar der schützenswerten Gärten und Anlagen von kommunaler Bedeutung'', being the inventory of estimable gardens and grounds of local importance that was established in 1989.
Cultural heritage
The structure is listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as an ''object of regional importance''.See also
* Utoquai * QuaianlagenReferences
External links
* {{Lake Zurich 1890 establishments in Switzerland District 8 of Zürich Public baths in Switzerland Buildings and structures in Zürich History of Zürich Culture of Zürich Buildings and structures completed in 1890 Cultural property of regional significance in Switzerland