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1 Alfred Escher Fountain 5 Current city model of Zurich 9 Thermengasse 14 Leuenplätzli A figure symbolising a new beginning A view of the city today and perhaps A highlight of Roman bath culture Open space in the middle of the old in the 19th century how it will be tomorrow town 10 Münsterhof 2 The River Sihl and the old barracks 6 Urania multi-storey car park, Oeten- The square was once a cemetery 15 Zurich 200 years ago The canalised river bed is being bach monastery The city model in Haus zum Rech discovered as an urban recreation area Roman gold and monasterial mysticism 11 Paradeplatz From pig market to banking centre 16 Zähringerplatz/Spitalgasse 3 Schanzengraben 7 Lindenhof terrace Part of an unfinished development Zurich on foot The moat was part of the city’s Once the centre of power, now a 12 Fraumünster cloister in 1877/78 stronghold contemplative open space Murals depicting the legends of 1 A walk through the Inner City Zurich’s founding 17 Niederdorfstrasse 4 Rennweg 8 St. Peterhofstatt A medieval main road Witness of medieval town planning The clock’s dial dating from 1539 is 13 Grossmünster cloister thought to be the biggest in Europe Stone monsters and mythical creatures
1 Alfred Escher Fountain 8 St. Peterhofstatt On foot in the Inner City Duration of the walk: Alfred Escher (1819–1882), a cantonal and national councilor, the founder of Credit Sui- St. Peter’s Church is one of the oldest in the city and was the only one not belonging This stroll leads you from one model of the city to another approx. 1½ hours sse and the patron of the Gotthard railway. The station (1865–1871) and Bahnhofstrasse to a monastery. On this exposed spot there had possibly already been a Celtic-Roman and gives you insight into the eventful history of Zurich’s in- bear witness to the city’s development in the 19th century. Between Stadthausanlage sanctum. The tower originates from the 13th century and accommodated a firewarden ner city. We can be proud of our lovely inner city. It is just as Originally published: 2005 and Rennweg the new boulevard replaced the medieval moat. until the early 20th century. In 1366 the city’s first clock was fitted, the present one is important, however, that Zurich not only have an attractive updated: 2017 from 1539. centre but that the design, cleanliness and infrastructure is of 2 The River Sihl and the old barracks the highest quality in the outlying districts of the city, as well. Imprint The now canalised and tamed Sihl was a 9 Thermengasse Project management: permanent threat to the urban area of Zu- Remains of the Roman baths in Zurich going back to the 1st century AD. Parts of the Zurich on foot – always a new discovery City of Zurich Civil rich for centuries. Sihlfeld and the Inner large oven (praefurnium) and the columns of the heating system (hypocaust) under the Zurich has countless tales to tell, and «Zurich on foot» brings Engineering Department City were a huge river delta in prehistoric warm tepidarium and caldarium rooms are preserved. The ruins are illustrated on site a few of them to life. In the process, you’ll see that our pedes- Contents and text: times (see picture). The taming of the Sihl with plans and reconstructions. trian infrastructure is already quite good, but we want to Dölf Wild, Zurich City Plan- river has had a dominant influence on the make it even better. Walkways should be designed to be di- ning Office, Archaeological Zurich area from Celtic and Roman times 10 Münsterhof rect, safe and attractive and be usable wherever possible Deptartment up to the modern age. The barracks were The square that had originally been occupied by the Fraumünster cemetery and vari- with walking aids or baby carriages. Coordination and design: erected in 1873–1875 on the borders of ous other buildings has been about the same size and shape since the 13th century. In www.anstalt.ch the city and the village of Aussersihl. 2016, it was extensively renovated and designed as an original free space. A third of all trips within the city are made on foot, and that provides proof as to which is Zurich’s most important «means Paper: RecyStar polar, 11 Paradeplatz of transportation»: our feet! 100% recycled paper Open space in front of the Wollishofen gate of the medieval city wall. Sometimes used as a livestock market, thus the old name «Säumarkt» (pig market). I wish you much enjoyment while out and about.
12 Fraumünster cloister The River Sihl and its delta 3000 years ago. Red: Site of the barracks’ stables. Map: Zurich Archaeological Founded in the 9th century as a royal convent. The current church dates mainly back Dept. to the 13th and 14th centuries. Around 1900 the old convent was demolished and the City Councillor Filippo Leutenegger town hall was built. The cloister was rebuilt using original Romanesque parts. A series Head of the Civil Engineering and Waste Management of paintings by Paul Bodmer (1932-1941) shows the legends of Felix, Regula and Exu- Department perantius, the decapitated patron saints of Zurich, as well as Charlemagne in Zurich (the snake) and the founding of the Fraumünster (the stag). www.fraumuenster.ch
3 Schanzengraben 13 Grossmünster cloister Zurich on foot: Part of the city’s baroque stronghold built A canonical monastery founded on the in the 17th century and demolished af- graves of the city’s patron saints Felix 1 The Inner City ter 1830. The moat and its bastions were and Regula. The present-day building is 2 Wollishofen originally much more structured. View from the 12th and 13th century. The tow- 3 Along the River Sihl map on the right. ers were steepled until 1763 when fire de- 4 Wiedikon stroyed the bell tower. The buildings add- 5 Aussersihl und Hard ed onto the east side were pulled down in 6 Limmat and Zurich West 1850 and replaced. In the courtyard there 7 University District Left: Entrenchments on the Müller map of 1788/93. 8 Red: Site of the bridge today. Right: The same area is an important Romanesque cloister dat- Witikon today. Illustrations: Zurich Archaeological Dept. ing from 1170/80. 9 Seefeld 4 Rennweg www.grossmuenster.ch 10 Altstetten Systematically developed district dat- 11 Wipkingen ing from the 13th century. The medieval 12 Höngg Rennweg gate was replaced in 1521–1525 13 Affoltern by the mighty Rennweg bastion. This city 14 Oerlikon 23 gate formed the western corner of the 15 Schwamendingen city until the construction of the baroque Seebach moats. It was demolished in the 1860s during the building of Bahnhofstrasse. 20 2000 Watt Society 21 All about football 22 With children 23 All around water Grossmünster on the altar painting by Leu, around 1500. Discovering Uetliberg’s yew trees 14 Leuenplätzli Rennweg Fortress in 1860, shortly before its demolition. Photography: Archive of Building History Open space with trees in the middle of the old town, resulting from the demolition of audio play available a group of houses in 1938. The Grimmenturm, Spiegelgasse 19 (13th century), towers unobstructed path above the square, part of a castle-like annexe inhabited by the nobility. Orders, equipment loans and information: City of Zürich Civil Engineering Department: 044 412 50 99, www.stadt-zuerich.ch/stadtverkehr2025
5 Current city model of Zurich in Amtshaus IV 15 Haus zum Rech, city model of Zurich around 1800 Open to the public and attractively presented in the Stately town house with structural parts and deco- mezzanine of Amtshaus IV (entrance on Lindenhof- ration from eight centuries. On the ground floor the strasse). The model is used among other things by the city model shows Zurich around 1800, before the city authorities to examine building projects. ramparts were removed and the city started ex- Opening times: Weekdays 8 a.m.– 5 p.m. panding in the 19th and 20th century. In the read- Groups and weekends: by request, phone 044 412 45 54 ing room of the Archive of Building History (1st floor with painted wooden ceiling from 1600) historical documents are available, as well as the keys for the archaeological displays in Linden hofkeller, Stadtmau- Photography: Heinrich Helfenstein. erkeller, Ehgraben etc. The whole 6 Urania multi-storey car park, Oetenbach monastery Opening times: Weekdays 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Mural in the main entrance between the pay point and the lift showing photos and maps of this district’s history, including a Roman treasure trove, the medieval Oeten- bach monastery, the first cantonal prison in the old monastery grounds and the Urani- Part of the city model in Haus zum city in your astrasse earthworks in the early 20th century. Rech. Photography: Zurich Archaeo- logical Dept. 7 Lindenhof terrace The top of a moraine hill where in late Celtic times the settlement of Turicum/Zurich 16 Zähringerplatz/Spitalgasse pocket. originated. The present Lindenhof terrace mainly dates back to the late Roman fort. In The Zähringer Square, created in 1877/78 by Arnold Bürkli, was part of the planned de- the Middle Ages it was a royal palace («palatinate») where the leader of the German velopment of the old town that was never completed. Spitalgasse, which gets its name Empire sometimes resided, it was demolished in the 13th century and has been an from Zurich’s first hospital mentioned as early as 1204, was also created in this time, Free city map «Stadtplan Zürich» open space since then. after the new Cantonal Hospital (1837–1839) had been built on a different site. Pedestrian and bicycle route planner 17 Niederdorfstrasse All «Zurich on foot» maps in English The axis Niederdorfstrasse/Münstergasse/Oberdorfgasse was the main road in this part of the old town until the 18th century. The Limmatquai embankment was created as late as the 19th century.