Fo­cusTer­ra

Fo­cusTer­ra is a museum in , which is located on Sonneggstrasse. Fo­cusTer­ra is situated nearby to the art gallery , as well as near the library .
focusterra.ethz.ch
+41 44 632 62 81
Photo: ETH-Bibliothek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday: closed
    Sunday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Email: info_focusterra@erdw.ethz.ch
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Zurich (Switzerland)
  • Also known as: “Focus Terra”, “focus Terra (formerly geological-mineralogical exhibition of ETH Zurich)”, and “fo­cusTer­ra”
  • Address: Sonneggstrasse 5, Zürich, 8092
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zürich HB and ETH Library.

Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
It's hard for a station to get better than . is the main station of and is 's largest station. The station is huge: it's a hub for all kinds of long-distance trains from all over Europe, intercity and regional SBB trains, and forms the core of Zurich's S-Bahn and tram system.

Library
Photo: ETH-Bibliothek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , serving as the central university library at ETH Zurich, has a notable collection of scientific and technical information. It is considered one of the largest public scientific and technical libraries in Switzerland. is situated 220 metres south of Fo­cusTer­ra.

Hospital
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The University Hospital of Zürich is one of five university hospitals in Switzerland. The first hospital in Zürich, from which the current hospital derives, is recorded as having existed as early as 1204. is situated 260 metres east of Fo­cusTer­ra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niederdorf and Schipfe.

Locality
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is a locality.

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 .

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.

Fo­cusTer­ra

Latitude
47.37836° or 47° 22′ 42″ north
Longitude
8.54746° or 8° 32′ 51″ east
Operator
ETH Zürich
Open location code
8FVC9GHW+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2326150629
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q27490233
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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Fo­cusTer­ra” goes by many names.

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