Bürkliplatz

Bürkliplatz is a town square in Zurich, Switzerland. It is named after Arnold Bürkli, and is one of nodal points of the road and public transportation, and of the lake shore promenades that were built between 1881 and 1887.

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Type: Square
Description: public square in the city of Zürich, Switzerland
Also known as: “Buerkliplatz”, “Bürkli Platz”, “Burkliplatz”, and “Bürkliplatz, Zurich”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zurich Opera House and Grossmünster.

Zurich Opera House

Theater building

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The Zurich Opera House is an opera house in the Swiss city of Zurich. Located at the Sechseläutenplatz, it has been the home of the Zurich Opera since 1891, and also houses the Bernhard-Theater Zürich. Zurich Opera House is situated 450 metres southeast of Bürkliplatz.

Grossmünster

Church

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The Grossmünster is a Romanesque-style Protestant church in Zurich, Switzerland. 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. Grossmünster is situated 450 metres northeast of Bürkliplatz.

Cabaret Voltaire

Arts center

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Cabaret Voltaire is the birthplace of the Dada art movement, founded in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1916. It was founded by Hugo Ball and Emmy Hennings as a cabaret intended for artistic and political purposes. Cabaret Voltaire is situated 600 metres north of Bürkliplatz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Schipfe.

Altstadt

Suburb

The Altstadt in the Swiss city of Zurich 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.

Schipfe

Locality

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