Basteiplatz

Basteiplatz is a park in Zurich, Zurich. Basteiplatz is situated nearby to Veloparcours, as well as near the fountain Bärenplätzli.

Type: Park
Description: public square in the city of Zürich, Switzerland
Also known as: “Bastei Platz”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zürich HB and Old Botanical Garden, Zurich.

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.

Old Botanical Garden, Zurich

Garden

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The Old Botanical Garden is a botanical garden and arboretum in the Swiss city of Zürich. The garden is, among the neighbored Schanzengraben moat and the Bauschänzli bastion, one of the last remains of the Baroque fortifications of Zürich, that was begun in 1642. Old Botanical Garden, Zurich is situated 220 metres northwest of Basteiplatz.

Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich

Museum

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The Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich is the third oldest ethnological museum of Switzerland. Owner of its collections since 1914 is the University of Zurich. Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich is situated 170 metres northwest of Basteiplatz.

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.