DESTINATION ZURICH
Zurich is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne. Zurich can be counted as one of the world's preeminent global cities.
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Botanical Garden,
Centre Le Corbusier,
Grand Hotel Dodler,
Grossmunster,
Kunsthaus Zurich,
Kyburg Castle,
Lindenhof Hill,
Rietberg Museum,
Rieterpark,
Stadt Rapperswil,
Stadt Zurich,
Swiss National Museum,
Tirggel,
Town Hall,
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BOTANICAL GARDEN ZURICH
The old Botanical Garden Zurich is a botanical garden and arboretum in Zurich, Switzerland. Remarkable is still the Arboretum and the idyllic location on Schanzengraben moat in the midst of Zurich City, thus the garden is a popular recreation area. Gessner-Garten, on the hilltop, is a medieval herb garden ...
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CENTRE LE CORBUSIER
The Centre Le Corbusier or Heidi Weber Museum is a art museum in Zurich (Switzerland) dedicated to the work of the Swiss architect Le Corbusier. In 1960, Heidi Weber had the vision to establish a museum designed by Le Corbusier. This building should exhibit his works of art in an ideal environment created by the architect himself ...
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GRAND HOTEL DODLER
The Dolder Grand (formerly known as Grand Hotel Dolder) is a 5 star superior hotel in Zurich. Built in 1899, the hotel is located on Adlisberg hill, spreading out over 40'000 m2. The hotel offers 173 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a bar, 13 conference rooms and a 4'000 m2 Spa. The hotel was opened originally as a health spa ("Curhaus") before it became a luxury hotel ...
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GROSSMUNSTER
The Grossmunster (great minster) is a Romanesque-style church that played an important role in the history of the Protestant Reformation. It is one of the three major churches of Zurich (the others being the Fraumunster and St. Peterskirche). The core of the present building near the banks of the Limmat River was constructed on the site of a Carolingian church ...
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KUNSTHAUS ZURICH
The Kunsthaus Zurich houses one of the most important art museums in Switzerland and Europe, collected by the local Kunstverein, called Zurcher Kunstgesellschaft, and holdings running from the Middle Ages to contemporary art, with an emphasis on Swiss art. Kunsthaus is also the name of the tram stop next to the museum, properly on Pfauenplatz ...
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KYBURG (CASTLE)
The palace of Kyburg is a mediaeval castle south of Winterthur, in the Canton of Zurich. The castle is situated above the river Toss. It is first mentioned in 1027 under the name of Chuigeburg (Castle of Cows). The Counts of Kyburg were the most important noble family in the Swiss plateau beside the Habsburg and the House of Savoy ...
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LINDENHOF HILL
The Lindenhof in the old town of Zurich is the historical site of the Roman castle, and the later Carolingian Kaiserpfalz. It is situated on a hill, to the left of the Limmat. In the present time it serves as a recreational space, a green oasis and automobile free public space of the old historic city center. In the West, the hill is limited by the Bahnhofstrasse, in the East by the Limmat river ... |
RIETBERG MUSEUM
The Rietberg Museum is a museum in Zurich, Switzerland, displaying Asian, African, American and Oceanian art. It is the only art museum of non-European cultures in Switzerland, the third-largest museum in Zurich, and the largest to be run by the city of Zurich itself. The Rietberg Museum is situated in the 17-acre Rieterpark in central Zurich ...
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RIETERPARK
The Rieterpark is a park in central Zurich, Switzerland. In the 19th century it was bought by the German merchant Otto Wesendonck in an independent municipality near Zurich. Through the well-known architect Leonhard Zeugheer, he established the Villa Wesendonck and hired the gardener Theodor Froebel to design the extensive park and gardens ...
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STADT RAPPERSWIL
The Stadt Rapperswil is the sister ship of the steam paddle ship Stadt Zurich on Lake Zurich. Stadt Rapperswil was built in 1914 by Escher, Wyss & Cie. in Zurich for the Zurichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft. In contrast to most other Swiss paddle steamers, the most striking features of this vessel and its sister ship Stadt Zurich are a short smoke stack, and a spacious 1st class deck ...
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STADT ZURICH
Stadt Zurich is the oldest steam paddle ship on Lake Zurich. Stadt Zurich was built in 1909 by Escher, Wyss & Cie. in Zurich for the Zurichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft, as the 32nd ship in touristic service on Lake Zurich. In contrast to most other Swiss paddle steamers, the most striking features of this vessel and its sister ship Stadt Rapperswil ...
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SWISS NATIONAL MUSEUM
The Swiss National Museum - part of the Musee Suisse Group - is one of the most important art museums of cultural history in Europe and the world. It is located in the city of Zurich, Switzerland's largest city, next to the Hauptbahnhof. The museum building of 1898 in the historicist style was built by Gustav Gull in the form of the French Renaissance city chateaus...
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TIRGGEL
Tirggel are traditional Christmas biscuits from Zurich, Switzerland. Made from flour and honey, they are thin, hard, and sweet. Tirggel-like honey cakes were already popular in antiquity. The earliest known baking moulds for similar pastries date to 3rd millennium BC Mesopotamia. The recipe is believed to have come to northern Europe with the conquests of the Roman Empire ...
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ZURICH TOWN HALL
The Zurich town hall is the Rathaus of Zurich, Switzerland. It was built in 1694-1698. It served as the seat of government of the Republic of Zurich until 1798. Since 1803, it has been owned by the Canton of Zurich, housing both the cantonal and the city's municipal parliaments. It is built on a fundament anchored in the Limmat river, now facing the Limmatquai at a bridge ...
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