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Bahnhofplatz, Zürich
Bahnhofplatz (, ) is a square in the city centre of Zurich, Switzerland. It is located in front of the southern entrance of the main building of Main Station ( or ''HB'', completed in 1871) and at the northern end of Bahnhofstrasse, the city's shopping avenue. The focal point of the square is a fountain surmounted by a statue of Alfred Escher, a Swiss railway pioneer among others, which was inaugurated in 1889. Its water forms an additional fountain in the underground level below the square. Besides Bahnhofstrasse, other roads leading to Bahnhofplatz are Löwenstrasse, Lintheschergasse and Waisenhausstrasse. Two bridges flank the square: Postbrücke to the west (across the river Sihl) and Bahnhofbrücke to the east (across the river Limmat). The square features a central tram stop with two through tracks, ''Bahnhofplatz/HB'', and is flanked by two trolleybus stops with the same name. The lines form part of the extensive Zurich public-transport system. The square is also fla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statue Of Alfred Escher
The Statue of Alfred Escher is located in the Altstadt (Zurich), city centre of Zurich, Switzerland. It stands in Bahnhofplatz, Zürich, Bahnhofplatz, in front of the southern entrance of the main building of Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Central Station ( or ''HB'', completed in 1871) and at the northern end of Bahnhofstrasse, the city's shopping avenue. The statue, which is made of bronze, was designed by Richard Kissling (1848–1919) and was erected in 1889. Alfred Escher (1819–1882) was a Zurich-born business magnate, banker, railway pioneer and politician. The statue stands atop a granite memorial fountain with a small garden on its eastern side and two Trams in Zurich, tram stops of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund transport network on its western side. The water from the statue's base forms an additional fountain in the underground level below the square, now a shopping centre named ShopVille. History In February 1883, a committee was formed for the purpose of erecting a memori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elevator
An elevator (American English) or lift (Commonwealth English) is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels. They are typically powered by electric motors that drive traction cables and counterweight systems such as a hoist, although some pump hydraulic fluid to raise a cylindrical piston like a jack. Elevators are used in agriculture and manufacturing to lift materials. There are various types, like chain and bucket elevators, grain augers, and hay elevators. Modern buildings often have elevators to ensure accessibility, especially where ramps aren't feasible. High-speed elevators are common in skyscrapers. Some elevators can even move horizontally. History Pre-industrial era The earliest known reference to an elevator is in the works of the Roman architect Vitruvius, who reported that Archimedes ( – ) built his first elevator probably in 236 BC. Sources from later periods mention elevators as cabs on a hemp rope, powered by people o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (; ) is a public university in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, the university focuses primarily on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. ETH Zurich ranks among Europe's best universities. Like its sister institution École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, ETH Zurich is part of the ETH Domain, Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain, a consortium of universities and research institutes under the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research. , ETH Zurich enrolled 25,380 students from over 120 countries, of which 4,425 were pursuing doctoral degrees. Students, faculty, and researchers affiliated with ETH Zurich include 22 Nobel Prize, Nobel laureates, two Fields Medalists, three Pritzker Architecture Prize, Pritzker Prize winners, and one Turing Award, Turing Award recipient, including Albert Einstein and John von Neumann. It is a founding member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balloon Loop
A balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop ( North American Terminology) allows a rail vehicle or train to reverse direction without having to shunt or stop. Balloon loops can be useful for passenger trains and unit freight trains. Balloon loops are common on tram and streetcar systems. Many streetcar and tram systems use single-ended vehicles that have doors on only one side and controls at only one end. These systems may also haul trailers with no controls in the rear car, and, as such, must be turned at each end of the route. History Balloon loops were first introduced on tram and, later, metro lines. They did not commonly appear on freight railways until the 1960s, when the modernising British Rail system introduced '' merry-go-round'' (MGR) coal trains that operated from mines to power stations and back again without shunting. Tramways On the former Sydney tram system, loops were used from 1881 until the second-generation system's closure in 1961. Initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boarding (transport)
Boarding is the entry of passengers onto a vehicle, usually in public transportation. Boarding starts with entering the vehicle and ends with the seating of each passenger and closing the doors. The term is used in road, rail, water and air transport (for example, passengers board a coach). Aviation At commercial airports, a ''boarding call'' on the public announcement system asks travelers to proceed to the departure gate and board the aircraft. This can begin any time from an hour to thirty minutes before departure (depending on the size of the plane and number of passengers). For boarding an aircraft, airstairs or jetways are used. Small aircraft may carry their own stairs. Airlines control the access to the aircraft by checking passengers' boarding passes and matching them with the list of passengers and their identification cards. Many airlines use the IATA standard '' Bar Coded Boarding Passes'' (BCBP) to automate this process. A 2D bar code is scanned and the data are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunsthaus Zürich
The Kunsthaus Zürich is an art museum in Zurich. It is the biggest art museum in Switzerland by area and houses one of the most important art collections in Switzerland, assembled over time by the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, a nonprofit art society. The collection spans from the Middle Ages to contemporary art, with an emphasis on Swiss art. Architecture The old museum part was drawn-up by architects Karl Moser and Robert Curjel and opened in 1910. Particularly notable are the several preserved Moser interiors in the original section of the museum, decorated in masterful Neo-Grec version of Secession style. The bas-reliefs on the facade are by Moser's longtime collaborator Oskar Kiefer. The original museum building was extended in 1925, 1958 and 1976. A $230 million extension by London-based David Chipperfield was opened in 2020. An extension building with a usable area of 13,000 square meters, which corresponds to an increase in the size of the Kunsthaus by more than 80%, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central, Zurich
Central is a public square at the northern end of Limmatquai in Zürich, Switzerland. It is one of the city's public transport nodes, housing an interchange station for tram and bus lines run by the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich. It was formerly known as Leonhardplatz or Leonhardsplatz. Geography Central is in fact outside of the historical core of the medieval town of Zürich, previously the Celtic-Roman ''Turicum''. It is situated at the right-hand (eastern) bank of the Limmat, the principal river flowing through the city of Zürich. It is opposite of the Zürich Hauptbahnhof and connected by Bahnhofbrücke, a road and tramway bridge crossing the Limmat, and connecting ''Rathaus'' and ''Lindenhof'' respectively the ''City'' and ''Unterstrass'' quarters. Situated nearby the historical Neumarkt and Niederdorf, the most remarkable landmark is the Prediger church. The former ''Leonhardplatz'' is named after the ''Central'' hotel situated there. The ''Seilergraben'', ''Weinbergs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stauffacher
''Stauffacher'' is an important nodal station of the Zurich tram network. It is located in the Aussersihl district of the city of Zurich, Switzerland, next to the St. Jakob church. It is situated along the , between and . The tram stop was named after the latter street, which itself had been named for Werner Stauffacher in 1893. is officially just the name of the tram stop, not the square itself. There was formerly a ''Stauffacherplatz'' some farther along the street towards the Sihl The Sihl is a Switzerland, Swiss river that rises near the Druesberg mountain in the canton of Schwyz, and eventually flows into the Limmat in the centre of the Zürich, city of Zürich, after crossing the Zürich–Winterthur railway at . It has ..., named in 1898. Since the name of the tram stop induced common usage to associate ''Stauffacherplatz'' with the tram stop, leading to confusion with the actual ''Stauffacherplatz'', the latter was renamed to '' Ernst-Nobs-Platz'' in 2003. is serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seebach (Zürich)
Seebach () is a quarter in the district 11 (Zürich), district 11 of Zürich, located in the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). It was formerly a municipality in its own right, but was incorporated into the city of Zürich in 1934. In contrast to the inner-city neighborhoods, Zürich-Seebach is known as an area with a vast number of immigrants, in particular from Turkey, Albania, Syria, Eritrea, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Sri Lanka. The area is also known for some social housing projects. Areas with similar ethnic compositions exist in suburban areas around Zürich as well, like Schlieren, Switzerland, Schlieren or Dietikon where immigrants form the majority of the population. The quarter has a population of 19,879 distributed on an area of . Transportation Zürich Seebach railway station is a stop on service S6 (ZVV), S6 of the Zürich S-Bahn, which provides a half-hourly connection to Zürich Oerlikon railway station, Zürich Oerlikon and Zürich Hauptbahnhof rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triemli Hospital
Triemli Hospital, also known in German (language), German as ''Stadtspital Triemli'' or ''Triemlispital'', is a major hospital in the Switzerland, Swiss city of Zürich. The hospital is located in the western suburbs of the city, in the Friesenberg quarter and the Wiedikon district. Triemli Hospital is a Municipal hospitals, municipal central hospital owned and run by the city of Zürich. It offers its services to patients with all classes of medical insurance. Besides accepting patients from within the city, as a central hospital it also accepts patients forwarded from neighbouring hospitals in the cantons of Canton of Glarus, Glarus, Canton of Grisons, Grisons, Canton of Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Canton of Schwyz, Schwyz, Canton of Uri, Uri, Canton of Zug, Zug and Canton of Zürich, Zürich. Transportation The Zürich Triemli railway station, on line S10 (ZVV), S10 of the Zürich S-Bahn, is situated immediately to the south of the hospital site. There is also a bus stop () o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zurich Airport
Zurich Airport is the largest international airport of Switzerland and the airline hub, principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines. It serves Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland, and, with its surface transport links, much of the rest of the country. The airport is located north of central Zurich, in the municipalities of Kloten, Rümlang, Oberglatt, Winkel, Switzerland, Winkel, and Opfikon, all of which are within the canton of Zurich. History Early years In the Zurich area, mixed civil and military air traffic developed from 1909 onwards at Dübendorf Air Base, Dübendorf airfield, northeast of the city. From 1919, the airport was home to Swissair's predecessor , and from 1932 also to Swissair. The first regular international flight service began on 1 June 1922 with an Ad Astra route to Fürth, Germany. In the early years of aviation, the Dübendorf Air Base, located around southeast of Zurich Airport, also served as the city's commercial airfield. The need for a ded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albisrieden
Albisrieden is a quarter in the district 9 (Zürich), district 9 in Zürich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1934. The quarter has a population of 17,226 distributed on an area of . Churches Albisrieden has two Evangelical Reformed Churches that are part of the Canton of Zürich. The :de:Alte Kirche Albisrieden, Alte Kirche Albisrieden was built between 1816 and 1818, stands in centre of the village and was constructed according to plans by Hans Conrad Stadler (1788–1846). The Neue Kirche Albisrieden was built between 1949 and 1951 and is located 800 meters from the Alte Kirche. This church was constructed according to plans by the architect Hans Martin von Meyenburg (1915–1995). :de:St. Konrad (Zürich-Albisrieden), St. Konrad is Albisrieden's Roman Catholic church, was constructed between 1953 and 1955 according to plans by the architects Ferdinand Pfammatter und Walter Rieger. District 9 of Zurich Former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
