Canton of Zurich
Zürich District
Zurich

town hall

The Rathaus in , is Zurich's Town Hall. The Rathaus was built from 1694–1698. It served as the seat of government and administration of the Republic of Zurich until 1798.
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: Town hall in Zürich, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “City Hall Zurich”, “Rathaus, Zürich”, “Town Hall Zurich”, “Zuercher Rathaus”, “Zurich town hall”, “Zurich Town Hall”, and “Zürich Town Hall”
  • Address: Limmatquai 55, Zürich, 8001
  • Roof shape: hipped
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cabaret Voltaire and Grossmünster.

Arts center
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is the birthplace of the Dada art movement, founded in , Switzerland, in 1916. It was founded by Hugo Ball and Emmy Hennings as a cabaret intended for artistic and political purposes.

Church
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The is a Romanesque-style Protestant church in , . It is one of the four major churches in the city. Its congregation forms part of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zurich. is situated 180 metres southeast of town hall.

Bridge
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, colloquially named Gmüesbrugg, is a pedestrian bridge which crosses the river in , . It is a popular public square connecting Limmatquai, and the plaza and the historical quarter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Schipfe.

Suburb
The in the city of encompasses the area of the entire historical city before 1893, before the incorporation of what are now districts 2 to 12 into the municipality, over the period 1893 to 1934.

Locality
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is a residential district in , Switzerland, located on the eastern slope of the , one of the oldest parts of the Helvetii Oppidum Zurich-Lindenhof, by the river .

Locality
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is a locality.

town hall

Latitude
47.37151° or 47° 22′ 18″ north
Longitude
8.54267° or 8° 32′ 34″ east
Elevation
411 metres (1,348 feet)
Levels
3
Open location code
8FVC9GCV+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30067765
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6946284
Wiki­data ID
Q9315546
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“town hall” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Ратуша”
  • Belarusian: “Цюрыхская ратуша”
  • Chinese: “苏黎世市政厅”
  • Dutch: “Rathaus”
  • French: “Mairie de Zurich”
  • German: “Rathaus Zürich”
  • German: “Rathaus”
  • German: “Zürcher Rathaus”
  • Korean: “시청”
  • Polish: “Ratusz w Zurychu”
  • Russian: “Ратуша”
  • Slovenian: “Mestna hiša v Zürichu”
  • Slovenian: “Rathaus Zürich”
  • Swiss German: “Rathaus”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Rathaus”
  • Ukrainian: “Ратуша”
  • Ukrainian: “Цюрихська ратуша”

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