Quaibrücke

Quaibrücke is a road, tramway, pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the river Limmat, at the outflow of Lake Zurich in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. It was built simultaneously with the construction of Zurich's new quays between 1881 and 1887.

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Type: Bridge
Description: bridge in Zürich (ZH), Switzerland
Also known as: “Quai Brücke”, “Quaibrucke”, “Quaibrücke, Zurich”, and “Quaibruecke”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zürich HB and Zurich Opera House.

Zürich HB

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It's hard for a station to get better than Zürich HB. Zürich HB is the main station of Zurich and is Switzerland'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.

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 350 metres southeast of Quaibrücke.

Bürkliplatz

Square

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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. Bürkliplatz is situated 140 metres west of Quaibrücke.

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.