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Zurich: walk of 14 July 2007 (01): from the main station to the Lake of Zurich
Zurich Main Station - Niederdorf (downtown, red light district) - Grossmünster (Great Cathedral) - Oberdorf (upper town) - Bellevue - Stadelhoferplatz (Stadelhofen Square) - Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square)
Photos by Michael Palomino (14 July 2007)
Map
Map of Zurich center with the walk (in red points)
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Weather station Zurich Glattbrugg
The Oberdorf ("Upper town") with Oberdorfstrasse (Upper Town Street) up to Stadelhoferstrasse (Stadelhofen Street)
Road sign "Oberdorfstrasse" ("Upper Town Street")
Zurich, Kirchgasse (Church Alley) with view to Limmat River
Road sign "Frankengasse" ("Franks Alley")
Oberdorfstrasse (Upper Town Street), the bookstore "Im Licht" ("In the Light")
Here is spiritual literature at home, for "enlighted" persons who need orientation in spiritual worlds, who want to train their spiritual forces, and who don't want to be victims of propaganda and money's economy any more. Thanks a lot that this bookstore exists.
Oberdorfstrasse (Upper Town Street), the bookstore "Im Licht" ("In the Light"), frontal view of a shopwindow
Road sign "Geigergasse" ("Violinist Alley")
Oberdorfstrasse (Upper Town Street),
Road sign "Trittligasse" ("Stairs Alley")
Zurich, "Trittligasse" ("Stairs Alley"), house "zum Sitkust" with a parrot sculpture over the entrance door
Zurich, Upper Town Street, shield of a printing company
The figure is a dragon with two dies for printing seals in his hand.
Zurich, Upper Town Street, house "zum Sitkust", Waldmann's house
Zurich, Upper Town Street, house "zum Sitkust", text board
Text (translated): "The house zum Sitkust. This was the last apartment of mayor Hans Waldmann ("John Forestman"), who died on 6 April 1489."
(orig. : "Das Haus zum Sitkust. Letzte Wohnung des Burgermeisters Hans Waldmann, gestorben 6. April 1489.")
Zurich, Upper Town Street
Zurich, Upper Town Street, oriel
Zurich, Upper Town Street, house "zum Bracken"
Zurich, Upper Town Street, empty chairs
Zurich, Upper Town Street, fountain
Zurich, Upper Town Street, shop with native's art of the "USA", skull of a buffalo, paintings and carpets
Zurich, Upper Town Street with net art
Zurich, Upper Town Street, Otter Hotel
Zurich, Weite Gasse ("Broad Alley")
Road sign Kruggasse ("Jar Alley")
Road signs "Oberdorfstrasse" ("Upper Town Street) and "Bahnhof Stadelhofen" ("Stadelhofen Railway Station")
Zurich, Rämistrasse (Raemi Street), view to Bellevue ("Beautiful Sight Square")
Road sign "Stadelhoferstrasse" ("Stadelhofen Street")
Stadelhoferstrasse (Stadelhofen Street), row of houses
Zurich, Stadelhoferstrasse (Stadelhofen Street), house front and windows
Zurich, Stadelhoferstrasse (Stadelhofen Street), view back to Oberdorfstrasse (Upper Town Street) with the tops of the spires of Zurich Great Cathedral
Zurich, Stadelhoferstrasse (Stadelhofen Street), shop "Alkena" with natural textiles
Zurich, Stadelhoferstrasse (Stadelhofen Street), view to the house "Sonnenhof" ("Sun's Yard"), with the Swiss Social Archives (with library)
Zurich, Stadelhoferstrasse (Stadelhofen Street), text board about house "Sonnenhof" ("Sun's Yard")
Text (translation): <To Sun's Yard. Part of the Baroque suburb of Stadelhofen. It was built in 1643 in late Gothic style in stone with sparing Baroque decoration alements for mayor Salomon Hirzel. In 1712 it was purchased by major general Hans Felix Werdmüller ("John Felix Miller on the Island"). The facade of today was made in 19th century by classical changes by architect Wilhelm Waser (William Waser) (1811-1866). Under preservation of sites of historic interest since 1976.>
(orig. Text: <Zum Sonnenhof. Teil der barocken Stadelhofer Vorstadt. Um 1643 wurde das spätgotische Steinhaus mit sparsamen barocken Dekorelementen für den Bürgermeister Salomon Hirzel erbaut. 1712 von Generalmajor Hans Felix Werdmüller erworben. Das heutige Aussehen erhielt der Bau in der Mitte des 19. Jhs. durch die klassizistischen Veränderungen des Architekten Wilhelm Waser (1811-1866). Unter Denkmalschutz seit 1976.>
Road sign on the corner Stadelhoferstrasse / Schanzengasse (Stadelhofen Street / Entrenchment Alley)
Stadelhoferplatz (Stadelhofen Square)
Zurich, Stadelhoferplatz (Stadelhofen Square) with Cobra tram and Forchbahn (Forch train)
Zurich Stadelhofen Station
Zurich, Stadelhoferplatz (Stadelhofen Square), sight of "Mandarin" cafe
Zurich, Stadelhoferplatz (Stadelhofen Square), little fountain where also pigeons are picking water
Zurich, Stadelhoferplatz (Stadelhofen Square), Forch train for Esslingen
Zurich, Stadelhoferplatz (Stadelhofen Square), tram no. 15
Zurich Stadelhofen Station, styled stairs
Zurich, Stadelhoferplatz (Stadelhofen Square), row of houses
Zurich, Stadelhoferplatz (Stadelhofen Square), big Stadelhofen fountain
Stadelhofen fountain 01, upper part of the column
Stadelhofen fountain 02, lower part of the column
Stadelhofen fountain (03, 04, 05), sculptures
Stadelhofen fountain 06, lion spying water
Stadelhofen fountain 07, emblem at the socket (rosette)
Road sign "Stadelhoferplatz" ("Stadelhofen Square")
Road signs "Theaterstrasse" ("Theater Street") and "Gottfried-Keller-Strasse" ("Gottfried Keller Street")
Zurich, Theater Street, cinema Corso
Zurich, Theater Street, the facade of the cinema Corso
Zurich, Theater Street, view to Bellevue (French: "Beautiful Sight Square")
The Bellevue (French: "Beautiful Sight Square")
Zurich, Bellevue ("Beautiful Sight Square")
Zurich, Bellevue ("Beautiful Sight Square"), view to Uetliberg (Uetli Mountain)
Zurich, Bellevue ("Beautiful Sight Square"), there is a wonderful fountain without any name at Bellevue
So this most wonderful fountain of Switzerland can be called "Bellevue Fountain" or so. It seems that officially there is no name for it. Also on the websites of Zurich Water Supply this beautiful fountain is missing (2006).
Zurich, Bellevue Fountain, sculpture of a fish with a boy, taken half inclined
Zurich, Bellevue Fountain, sculpture of a fish with a boy, taken from the front
Zurich, Bellevue Fountain, sculpture of a fish with a boy, taken from the back
Zurich, Bellevue Fountain, a baby is "flying" to the water
Zurich, Bellevue Fountain, total view
Zurich, Bellevue ("Beautiful Sight Square"), tram track with an antique Pullman tram no. 2
Zurich, Bellevue ("Beautiful Sight Square"), ticket corner for the "Theaterspektakel" ("Theater Spectacle")
Zurich, Bellevue ("Beautiful Sight Square"), view to Quaibrücke (Quay Bridge)
Quaibrücke (Quay Bridge) and Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square)
Zurich Quaibrücke (Quay Bridge), sight of the Alps
Zurich Quaibrücke (Quay Bridge), sight of Zurich suburb Enge with fountain
Zurich Quaibrücke (Quay Bridge), sight of Uetliberg (Uetli Mountain) with viewing tower
Zurich Quaibrücke (Quay Bridge), panorama with the Alps, Zurich Enge and Uetliberg (Uetli Mountain)
Zurich Quaibrücke (Quay Bridge), sight of Limmat river with Fraumünster (Woman's Cathedral), Limmat river, and Grossmünster (Great Cathedral)
Zurich Quaibrücke (Quay Bridge), sight of the flea market at Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square)
Zurich Quaibrücke (Quay Bridge), sight of the fair with giant wheel on Sechseläuten meadow and Zurich Opera House
Zurich, Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square), old railing and ship
Well, there are also air-conditioned ships on Lake of Zurich where you cannot open the windows. At the end all will air-conditioned, so human beings will loose their feeling for weather. It seems strange that at the same time is rising the fuel consumption because the air-condition needs fuel. One air-conditioned floor had been enough...
Zurich, Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square), old railing with steering wheel pattern
And the birds enjoy the water.
Zurich, Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square), sight of Sechseläuten meadow with giant wheel and Zurich Opera House
Zurich, Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square), Ganymed and Eagle Monument
According to the legend Ganymed was a bright son of a king and was hijacked by Zeus to Olymp. Zeus is represented by the eagle. But the monument of Hermann Hubacher of 1952 does not show this hijacking, but the artist shaped a symbol for the longing of human beings to reach the Olymp: With a high hand Ganymed is pleading to God Father Zeus (the eagle) to take him there.
(http://www.zuerich.com/de.cfm/zuerich/sehenswuerdigkeiten/ denkmaeler/offer-ZurichZH-Monuments-112669.html)
The monument is sited very unfavorable of the North. So one can take good photos of the monument only when the sky is cloudy.
Zurich, Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square), the Ganymed and Eagle Monument, frontal view and view from the right
Zurich, Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square), the flower clock (01, 02, 03, 04)
Text of the shield (translated): <[This flower clock] is dedicated to the citizens and the visitors of the town of Zurich. Beyer Uhren & Juwelen (Beyer clocks & jewelries) and Grün Stadt Zurich (Green Town Zurich).>
(orig. Text: <[Diese Blumenuhr ist] Den Bürgern und Besuchern der Stadt Zurich gewidmet. Beyer Uhren & Juwelen und Grün Stadt Zurich.>
Zurich General-Guisan-Quai, view to Schanzengraben (the entrenchment ditch)
Zurich General-Guisan-Quai (General Guisan Quay), borders with trees
Zurich General-Guisan-Quai (General Guisan Quay), water egg (water sculpture) of Christoph Haerle
As normal person one can see only half of the sculpture, and by this this sculpture is not more than a dangerous traffic block. There is missing any socket which would give orientation to visually impaired people with blindman's stick. Add to this the water egg does not make any noise. By all this the visually impaired people walk into the monument...
Zurich General-Guisan-Quai (General Guisan Quay), chestnut tree, chestnut leaves and chestnut bark
Zurich General-Guisan-Quai (General Guisan Quay), fountain
The fountain, cupola with fish designs left and right
Zurich General-Guisan-Quai (General Guisan Quay), fountain, panorama photo
Zurich General-Guisan-Quai (General Guisan Quay), fountain, there is a face on the top
Zurich General-Guisan-Quai (General Guisan Quay), promenade
Zurich, Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square), the great Lebanon cedar
Zurich, Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square), and again we can see a little, practical fountain (let's say: "Buerkli Square Fountain")
Zurich, Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square), mountain of waste during flea market
Zurich, Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square), there is flee market on Saturdays
Zurich, Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square), there is also a pavilion
Zurich, Bürkliplatz (Buerkli Square), flea market, Swiss cow bell for sale
(Bahnhofstrasse (Station Street), Limmat, Hauptbahnhof (Main Station), Letten)
Links for Zurich
Taxi (magazine Taxi society), post box 1466, 8610 Uster, http://www.taximagazin.ch
Taxi (enterprize with Vans with 7 seats or 3 places for wheel chairs, driving in Zürich and Zürcher Oberland: http://www.taxi-nightbird.ch
Barefoot disco in Zurich and elsewhere: http://www.barfussdisco.ch - http://www.peaches-power.ch.vu
Yoga in Zurich: Jivamukti Yoga Open Class: http://www.jivazur.blogspot.com
Shiatsu in Zurich and Horgen at Monica Conrad, info@shiatsu-raum.ch
Topic money:
IG Social Aid, help when there is poverty and discrimination: http://www.ig-sozialhilfe.ch
Internet café for poors is for free: Klick Kafi, Müllerstrasse 56, 8004 Zürich, http://www.kafiklick.ch
Job in Zurich and elsewhere: jobrapido:
Photo sources
-- map of Zurich: edition Falk, 8th edition 1985
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