Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Zentralbibliothek Zürich is a in Zürich, Switzerland. It is the main library of both the city and the University of Zurich, housed in the Predigerkloster, the former Black Friars' abbey, in the old town's Rathaus quarter.
zb.uzh.ch
+41 44 268 31 00
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: zb@zb.uzh.ch
  • Type: Library
  • Description: Zürich Central Library
  • Also known as: “Central Library of Zurich”, “zb.uzh.ch”, “Zentralbibliothek Zurich”, and “Zürich Central Library”
  • Address: Zähringerplatz 6, Zürich, 8001
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zürich HB and Cabaret Voltaire.

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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.

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. is situated 310 metres south of Zentralbibliothek Zürich.

Church
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The Predigerkirche is one of the four main churches of the old town of Zürich, Switzerland, besides , and St. Peter. First built in 1231 AD as a Romanesque church of the then Dominican Predigerkloster, the Basilica was converted in the…

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.

Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Latitude
47.37424° or 47° 22′ 27″ north
Longitude
8.54546° or 8° 32′ 44″ east
Levels
4
Operator
Stiftung Zentralbibliothek Zürich
Open location code
8FVC9GFW+M5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 33806633
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q190260
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Zentralbibliothek Zürich” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ցյուրիխի կենտրոնական գրադարան”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Central de Zúric”
  • Chinese: “蘇黎世中心圖書”
  • Chinese: “蘇黎世中心圖書館”
  • Dutch: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”
  • Esperanto: “Centra Biblioteko de Zuriko”
  • French: “Bibliothèque centrale de Zurich”
  • German: “ZB Zürich”
  • German: “zb.uzh.ch”
  • German: “ZBZ”
  • German: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”
  • German: “ZüZ”
  • Greek: “Κεντρική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ζυρίχης”
  • Indonesian: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca centrale di Zurigo”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca Centrale di Zurigo”
  • Japanese: “チューリッヒ中央図書館”
  • Javanese: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه مرکزی زوریخ”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Central de Zurique”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Central de Zurich”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Central de Zúrich”
  • Spanish: “Zentralbibliothek Zurich”
  • Swedish: “Centralbiblioteket i Zürich”
  • Swedish: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”
  • Swiss German: “ZBZ”
  • Swiss German: “Zentralbibliothek Züri”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”
  • Vietnamese: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bibliothekshof and ZB Zürich Ausstellungsraum.

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