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Arnold Bürkli (February 2, 1833 – May 6, 1894)''Bürkli, Arnold'', Dictionnaire Historique de la Suis
. Retrieved 2012-03-02. is principally known as a municipal engineer in Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
, Short Historical Dictionary on Urban Hydrology and Drainage. Retrieved 2012-03-02. Between 1860 and 1882 Bürkli worked as a municipal engineer on a wide variety of construction projects. After 1867 he completely reorganised and improved the city's water supply and sewerage system, subsequently becoming known internationally as a water supply expert. Bürkliplatz in Zürich was named after him, as Arnold Bürkli was the leading engineer in the construction of the '' Quaianlagen'' on the Zürichsee lake shore, as well as of the Quaibrücke bridge in Zürich.
The so-called '' Bürkliterrasse'' opposite of the '' Bürkliplatz'' is also named after Arnold Bürkli. A sculpture honoring the ''tireless creating engineer'' being the ''driving force behind the new quays'' stands at the foot of the lake shore hill that elevates around at the
Arnold Bürkli (February 2, 1833 – May 6, 1894)''Bürkli, Arnold'', Dictionnaire Historique de la Suis. Retrieved 2012-03-02. is principally known as a municipal engineer in Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Life and work
Arnold Bürkli was also a railway engineer and, between 1855 and 1858, studied architecture inBerlin
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.Bürkli-Ziegler, Arnold, Short Historical Dictionary on Urban Hydrology and Drainage. Retrieved 2012-03-02. Between 1860 and 1882 Bürkli worked as a municipal engineer on a wide variety of construction projects. After 1867 he completely reorganised and improved the city's water supply and sewerage system, subsequently becoming known internationally as a water supply expert. Bürkliplatz in Zürich was named after him, as Arnold Bürkli was the leading engineer in the construction of the '' Quaianlagen'' on the Zürichsee lake shore, as well as of the Quaibrücke bridge in Zürich.
Memorial
The so-called '' Bürkliterrasse'' opposite of the '' Bürkliplatz'' is also named after Arnold Bürkli. A sculpture honoring the ''tireless creating engineer'' being the ''driving force behind the new quays'' stands at the foot of the lake shore hill that elevates around at the Arboretum Zürich
The Arboretum is a botanical garden, public park and arboretum in Switzerland. The garden is part of the so-called Quaianlagen (Zürich), Quaianlagen, a series of lakefronts in Zürich. The area also houses a lido, a public bath with a lake sauna, ...
. The simple monument was inaugurated in 1899, five years after his death, at Bürkli's favorite place in the Arboretum, or, in the words of the sculptor Richard Kissling, ''in the midst of his creation''.
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