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One of these is a look-out tower (access costs CHF 2, [6] rebuilt 1990), whilst the other is the Uetliberg TV-tower (186 m, rebuilt 1990). The summit is easily accessible by train from Zürich. Uetliberg railway station lies some 812 m (2,664 ft) from, and 68 m (223 ft) below, the summit of the Uetliberg.
The beginning of Goethe's quotation from his hymn Ganymed is carved on the plinth, which reads: "How, in the light of morning, Round me thou glowest, Spring, thou beloved one!" [3] German: "Wie im Morgenglanze — Du rings mich anglühst, — Frühling, Geliebter!!" [4] The bronze is both signed by Hubacher and intended for the donor Wölfflin.
Weltklasse Zürich, sometimes referred to as the one-day Olympics, [127] is a one-day athletics meet held annually at the Letzigrund Stadium. Since it started on 12 August 1928, the sporting event has witnessed new world records and national records. To date as many as 24 world records were set in Weltklasse. [128] [129] [130]
Popular tradition has it that the time between the lighting of the pyre and the explosion of the Böögg ' s head is indicative of the coming summer: a quick explosion promises a warm, sunny summer, a drawn-out burning indicates a cold and rainy one. The shortest time on record is 5:07 minutes in 1974 and the longest is 57:00 minutes in 2023.
The opening of the so-called Quaianlagen in 1887 as well as the first large incorporation of independent municipalities around the city's downtown area transformed Zurich into Switzerland's first large city. The circumstances transformed the scope of activities of the garden administration immensely. [1]
Pages in category "Parks in Zurich" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Arboretum (Zurich) B.
Schanzengraben is a moat and a section of the northwestern extension of the Seeuferanlage promenades that were built between 1881 and 1887 in Zurich, Switzerland. [1] Schanzengraben is, among the adjoint Katz bastion at the Old Botanical Garden and the so-called Bauschänzli bulwark, one of the last remains of the Baroque fortifications of ...
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