The Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten at the

Limmatquai ''Limmatquai'' is a street in the Swiss city of Zürich. It is named after the Limmat, and it follows the right-hand (eastern) bank of that river for about through the '' Altstadt'', or historical core, of the city. The street was once important ...

promenade, situated between Münsterbrücke and Rathausbrücke, is the

guild house A guildhall, also known as a "guild hall" or "guild house", is a historical building originally used for tax collecting by municipalities or merchants in Great Britain and the Low Countries. These buildings commonly become town halls and in som ...

of the ''Zunft zur Zimmerleuten'', meaning the guild of the carpenters. Neighboured by the Saffran, Kämbel and Rüden guild houses, it is one of the historically notable buildings in

Zürich , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich ...

, Switzerland. The building also houses the relatively expensive restaurant of the same name.

History

The guild house was built in the 14th century AD as a representative building of the ''Zunft zur Zimmerleuten'' on the Limmat river's right hand (downstream) shore in the today's Rathaus quarter, in the immediate neighborhood of the

Grossmünster The Grossmünster (; "great minster") is a Romanesque-style Protestant church in Zürich, Switzerland. It is one of the four major churches in the city (the others being the Fraumünster, Predigerkirche and St. Peterskirche). Its congregation f ...

church, the

Rathaus Zürich In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...

and the Haus zum Rüden, being then the most important buildings in Zürich. The guild house was first mentioned in a document dated 1416 AD. 2013 Sechseläuten - Rüden und Zimmerleuten - Münsterbrücke 2013-04-14 18-01-28 (P7700).JPG, Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten and '' Haus zum Rüden'' as seen from Münsterbrücke'' Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten - Limmatquai 2015-03-13 17-12-51.JPG, Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten (Abschluss Renovation Oktober 2010) - Innenansicht 2010-10-08 14-41-08 ShiftN.jpg, interior after the renewal of 2010 Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten (Abschluss Renovation Oktober 2010) - Innenansicht 2010-10-08 14-45-36 ShiftN.jpg, Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten (Abschluss Renovation Oktober 2010) - Innenansicht 2010-10-08 14-38-20 ShiftN.jpg, entrance In 2007 the building was partially destroyed by a fire, renovated and re-opened in 2010.

Cultural heritage

The building is listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a ''Class A object''.

Literature

* Markus Brühlmeier, Beat Frei: ''Das Zürcher Zunftwesen''. Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zürich 2005. .

References

External links

* {{Authority control Altstadt (Zürich) Guild houses in Zürich Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zürich Ceramics museums Restaurants in Zürich