© Seasider53 · CC BY 4.0LetzigrundKanton ZürichLetzigrund is a stadium in Zurich, home to FC Zürich and Grasshopper Club Zürich football clubs, as well as LC Zürich athletics club. The original stadium was built in 1925 by FC Zürich members and has since hosted major events. It sits in the Altstetten district, surrounded by residential areas and well connected by… read moreOpen place
© Ikiwaner · CC BY-SA 3.0Swiss Stock ExchangeLondonSIX Swiss Exchange began life in the 19th century when brokers in Geneva formed their own association in 1850, followed by exchanges in Basel, Zürich and other cities. These early bourses operated under cantonal rules and survived two world wars before uniting in 1993 to create Swiss Exchange. The merger brought… read moreOpen place
© Ilya Hirschberg (Kreecher) · CC BY-SA 4.0GrossmünsterZürichThe Grossmünster is a Romanesque-style church in Zurich, standing near the Limmat river. Its present building dates from about 1100 to 1220, replacing an earlier church said to have been founded by Charlemagne. The twin towers are the city’s most recognised landmark, though their present neo-Gothic tops were added… read moreOpen place
© Roland zh · CC BY-SA 3.0Zürich Opera HouseZürichThe Zurich Opera House stands beside the lake in the heart of the city. Built in 1891 by the Viennese architects Fellner & Helmer, it replaced an earlier theatre destroyed by fire. The building mixes neo-classical stonework with ornate neo-rococo interior decoration. It is the permanent home of the Zurich Opera and… read moreOpen place
© Gre regiment · CC BY-SA 4.0National Museum ZurichZürichThe Swiss National Museum stands beside Zürich Hauptbahnhof in the heart of the city. Its main building, designed by Gustav Gull and completed in 1898, rises between the Sihl and Limmat rivers on a peninsula of parkland. The historicist façade recalls French Renaissance châteaux, with numerous towers and courtyards… read moreOpen place
© Roland zh · CC BY-SA 3.0Kunsthaus ZürichZürichThe Kunsthaus Zürich is the largest art museum in Switzerland by area. It stands in the centre of Zurich, near the Schauspielhaus theatre and the Fraumünster church. The main building dates from 1910 and was designed by Karl Moser and Robert Curjel in a Neo-Grec Secession style. Inside, several original interiors… read moreOpen place
© Ara gantoise · Public domainHardturmZürichThe Hardturm was a football stadium in Zürich’s Kreis 5. Opened in 1929, it served Grasshopper Club Zürich for nearly eighty years. The ground hosted matches during the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Walter Schoeller bought the land and gave it to the club without charge. By 1986, after several rebuilds, it held 38,000… read moreOpen place
© Parpan05 · CC BY-SA 3.0ÜetlibergKanton ZürichThe Uetliberg is a mountain in the Swiss plateau, part of the Albis chain. It rises above the city of Zürich, offering views of the city, the Zürichberg and Lake Zürich. The boundary between Zürich and the municipalities of Stallikon and Uitikon runs across its slopes. The summit, called Uto Kulm, sits in Stallikon… read moreOpen place
© sidonius 12:59, 4 June 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 2.5FraumünsterZürichThe Fraumünster stands beside the Limmat in Zurich’s old town, its pale stone tower rising above the roofs of the Niederdorf quarter. Built on the site of an 853 abbey founded by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard, it became one of the four main churches of the city. The abbey once ruled the town, minting… read moreOpen place
© Roland zh · CC BY-SA 3.0HallenstadionZürichThe Hallenstadion is a large indoor arena in Zürich’s Oerlikon quarter, in the northern part of the city. Designed by Bruno Giacometti, it opened in 1939 and was later renovated in 2004–05. The building has hosted many major events over the decades, from sports to concerts. It once served as the home of the ZSC Lions… read moreOpen place
