The Haus zum Rüden (or for short: Rüden ) building is the assembly hall of the Gesellschaft zur Constaffel and one of the historically notable buildings in Zürich, Switzerland. It is situated at the Limmatquai promenade in Zürich, Switzerland, opposite of the Münsterhof plaza respectively the Zunfthaus zur Meisen , and neighboured by the Zimmerleuten , Kämbel and Saffran guild houses.
31-471: The building was originally a modest timber structure located at the present Limmatquai promenade those section then was named Reichsstrasse . The former mistress of the city, the princess abbess of the Fraumünster abbey, used the building as mint. By order of the city council, the ground floor was rebuilt in 1348 with stone walls and an open porch hall for use as the city hall. In the second floor there
62-482: A number of bollards and a port horn located on different high-rise buildings in Zürich. The installation proved controversial, and polarized the public and the political establishment of Zürich. Quaibr%C3%BCcke, Z%C3%BCrich Quaibrücke (English: Quay Bridge ) is a road, tramway, pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the river Limmat , at the outflow of Lake Zürich in the city of Zürich , Switzerland. It
93-405: A sequence of five battle rooms ( "Kampfräume" ) lined up next to each other. Due to its layout of five Kampfräume and the central location in the very heart of Zurich, the bunker was nick-named as "5-Zimmer-Villa" (five bedrooms villa). In March 2004, the site was declassified. Due to rapidly increasing maintenance costs, the original construction had to be replaced in 1984, and a new bridge
124-575: A through road along the river side dates from the 19th century, it was actually built in several sections at different times and under different names, and the name Limmatquai has only applied to the full length of the current street since 1933. The section downstream of the Marktgasse lane and the Rathaus was originally known as Marktststrasse or Altes Limmatquai , and was built in two stages, south of Rosengasse between 1823 and 1825, and to
155-453: Is forbidden, except for goods transport, traffic towards Weinplatz , postal delivery services, and doctors and emergency services. Private road transport between Central and Brun bridge and Uraniastrasse ( Urania Sternwarte ) at the site of the former Oetenbach nunnery is still allowed, as well as between the former upper Limmatquai and Bellevueplatz at the upper end of the Limmat, as
186-604: The Altstadt , or historical core, of the city. The street was once important for both road and public transportation, but today sections of it form a pedestrian zone shared with Zürich's trams , effectively forming a northern extension of the Seeuferanlage promenades that ring the shores of Lake Zürich . The Limmatquai has its southern end adjacent to the Quaibrücke bridge and Bellevueplatz square, where
217-622: The Limmatquai , although both predate its construction. The Grossmünster lies to the east, at the top of a flight of stairs, whilst the Wasserkirche lies on a former river island joined to the street. Among the numerous secular buildings of interest on the street are the Haus zum Rüden , the guild houses of Zimmerleuten , Haue and Saffran , and the Rathaus that was the seat of
248-530: The WWII and as part of the Zürich lakefront, two machine-gun bunkers were built in the 1940s, which are still preserved at their original sites at Limmatquai and Bürkliterrasse. The construction at Bürkliplatz was designed by the Stadtkommando Zürich (Zurich City Commando) as a concrete machine gun stand in the wall of Quaybrücke and was erected during May and June 1940 in form of a gallery with
279-606: The Constaffel, the Constaffel members practice Sechseläuten . The Rüden building is listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a Class A object of national importance. Limmatquai Limmatquai is a street in the Swiss city of Zürich . It is named after the Limmat , and it follows the right-hand (eastern) bank of that river for about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) through
310-553: The Fraumünster abbey and wealthy merchants who usually nominated the mayors of Zürich. They constituted also the councillors of the elitary council of the medieval city republic of Zürich , until the French revolutionary troops terminated the guild regime, and the so-called Old Swiss Confederacy collapsed in spring 1798. As the Zürich guilds, except the women members of the Fraumünster society which participate just as "guests" of
341-466: The Gothic hall of the current eponymous restaurant – include the magnificent, 11 metres (36 ft)-wide, curved wooden ceiling beams with carved heads, and the rich interior. The Rüden building is first mentioned in 1358 and 1377 in the Fraumünster census. From 1401 when it was sold the Constaffel members, the building was known as the "Trinkstube der Herren zum Rüden". The name "zum Rüden" derives from
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#1732779700820372-663: The Limmat flows out of Lake Zürich. Its northern end is at the Bahnhofbrücke bridge and Central plaza. Between the Quaibrücke and the Bahnhofbrücke , the river is crossed by four other bridges all of which connect to the Limmatquai ; from south to north these are the Münsterbrücke , Rathausbrücke , Rudolf-Brun-Brücke and Mühlesteg . For most of its length, the street runs directly alongside
403-820: The Limmat, the landing gate of the ZSG Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft had to be moved from the Bauschänzli island to the present Bürkliterrasse . In 1932, the road surface was renewed. In view of the Swiss National Exhibition 1939 and expected increase in traffic, the city council envisaged to further develop the Bellevueplatz and the Quaibrücke, and the width of the bridge was increased to 28.5 meters in 1939. Upon German invasion of Poland in
434-525: The Quay Bridge with a strong majority vote. In a vote on September 4, 1881, the municipalities of Enge (left, west shore), Riesbach (right, east shore), and Zurich approved the financing loan. In the outcome of the conducted tender procedure for project planning works, four submitted offers were opened on September 5, 1881. As the probes of the Zurich lake bed on the designated area revealed that it
465-654: The assemblies of the city and of the cantonal parliaments. Views across the river from the Limmatquai include the Fraumünster church, the Hotel zum Storchen , the Schipfe and the Lindenhof . The Limmatquai is also one of the main attractions for tourists, and has many small shops, cafés and restaurants. Zürich tram lines 2, 4 and 15 traverse the Limmatquai between Bellevue and Central stops, calling at
496-457: The construction works of a 20 meters wide bridge (12 meters of roadway lanes , and 4 meters of pedestrian walks on each side) on or before July 15, 1883, against a payment of CHF 860'000.00. The Quaibrücke was built simultaneously with the Utoquai and General-Guisan-Quai on the two shores of Lake Zurich, but the bridge was finished half a year earlier. Since the bridge disabled the traffic on
527-412: The houses alongside the east bank of the Limmat were built directly on the shore, and were accessed from Oberdorfstrasse and Niederdorfstrasse on their landward sides. Over the course of the following centuries, the Limmat was increasingly channeled, and it can be demonstrated that the right bank of the Limmat is now up to 28 metres (92 ft) in front of the original bank. Although the Limmatquai as
558-588: The intermediate stops at Helmhaus , Rathaus and Rudolf-Brun-Brücke . The Limmat tour boats operated by the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft call at a landing stage mid-way along the Limmatquai on their route between Zürichhorn and the Landesmuseum . Most private vehicles are prohibited; the area is the largest pedestrian zone of Zürich. Since 25 September 2004, the driving of motor vehicles, motorcycles and scooters
589-488: The medieval Zürich guilds was formally founded on occasion of the Brun guild constitution . Although the guilds were associations of various craft associations, at the same time they were economical, political, social and even military organizations that participated the wars of the medieval city republic in independent military formations; however, the Constaffel members originally comprised the knights respectively minsterality of
620-562: The north between 1855 and 1859. The section between the Rathaus and the steps up to Grossmünsterplatz was originally known as Rathausquai and was built in 1835/36, along with the Münsterbrücke . The section upstream of the steps was originally known as Sonnenquai and was built between 1835 and 1839. In the years 1887 to 1891 the whole street was broadened, and the Limmatquai assumed its present appearance. The churches of Grossmünster and Wasserkirche are both adjacent to
651-518: The request of the city government, a pedestrian walkway was built under the arches for harmony with the appearance of the surrounding buildings. In addition, exterior renovations were made by the Bräm brothers and a redesign of the interior was undertaken by Andre Ammann, to preserve the Gothic style of the original building and to remove subsequent modifications. Impressive features of the Trinkstube –
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#1732779700820682-520: The river, with buildings only on its eastern side, and with a clear view across the river to the west. The only buildings abutting the street from the west are the Wasserkirche , located on what was originally an island within the river, together with the Rathaus (town hall) and a police station, which both form part of the Rathausbrücke bridge structure. In the 12th and 13th century,
713-523: The road traffic via Utoquai and Rämistrasse still uses the Bellevue house area as a turning point towards General-Guisan-Quai . According to the project Riviera , the waterfront promenade between Utoquai , Quaibrücke and Limmatquai will be planted with two-row lines of Chestnut trees, and along the staircase to the Limmat will be added a third detached tree row of Styphnolobium japonicum . The garden restaurant Terrasse will be redesigned, while
744-413: The snack stand is maintained. Bus and motorized road transport operate in the future on a common track, meaning the separate bus lane at Utoquai is repealed, but on the river shore a bidirectional cycle path added. The best-known event on the Limmatquai is the annual Sechseläuten parade which traverses the street on its way to Sechseläutenplatz . The fictitious 2007 Swiss mystery film Marmorea
775-541: The wolf hound, which was adopted in the heraldry of the Constaffel as a symbol of aristocratic hunting rights. In 1868 the Rüden building was sold by the then Adelige Gesellschaft (noble society) to the city of Zürich, and in 1937 it was acquired again by the current Gesellschaft zur Constaffel . The building houses also a restaurant of the higher price class. The origins of the Constaffel society ( German : Gesellschaft zur Constaffel ) date back to 1336, when it, along with
806-629: Was a drinking club used by the members of the Constaffel society . On the Murerplan of 1576, the building can be seen on the right shore of the Limmat , south of the Zunfthaus zur Haue , on the so-called Reichsstrasse (imperial street). Its current form dates from the late 17th century, when it was fitted with an additional timber framing floor that protrudes on two sides over the lower stone walls which are about 1 metre (3 ft) thick. At
837-443: Was built parallel to the old bridge between 1983 and 1984, on steel girders. The weekend of March 16/17, 1984, traffic was blocked and the old construction was moved on steel beams and columns in the lake which took 15 hours in total to move the old construction and replace it with a concrete slab . The construction costs totaled to 18 million CHF, and the width of the bridge measured from then on 30.5 meters. Initiatives to redesign
868-611: Was built simultaneously with the construction of Zürich's new quays between 1881 and 1887. Quaibrücke is situated at the outflow of Lake Zürich and connects the Bürkliplatz with the Bellevueplatz , and hence the lake's left (or western) shore with the right (or eastern) shore . It is a nodal point of the Tram lines 2, 5, 8, 9 and 11, as well of the road traffic between General-Guisan-Quai , and Utoquai . The Quaibrücke
899-607: Was covered by layers of mud above sandy clay loam deposits, the proposed pile foundation of the bridge was the decisive factor. Arnold Brückli's proposal was inspired by solution implemented for the building of "Neue Börse" in Basel (later known as Basler Handelsbank and ultimately the predecessor of UBS AG ). On March 18, 1882, the contract was awarded to Zurich architect Emil Schmid-Kerez, in collaboration with Philipp Holzmann & Cie. from Frankfurt and Gebrüder Benckiser from Pforzheim . The project group undertook to complete
930-411: Was erected between 1880 and 1884 under the management of Arnold Bürkli (1833–1894), the city engineer appointed in Zurich in 1860. A modern land connection was urgently needed after an intense political campaign, as in 1893 Zurich was to be expanded by including 11 neighboring municipalities ( "Vorortgemeinden" ). On May 18, 1873, the municipal council (the legislature) approved the construction of
961-653: Was filmed at the Burghölzli sanatory in the Weinegg district, on the Limmat near Technopark Zürich , at the Limmatquai promenade, and on the Münsterbrücke river crossing towards Münsterhof . Between April 2014 and January 2015, an art installation known as the Hafenkran or Zürich maritim project was present on the Limmatquai . The installation comprised an old harbour crane from Dresden , together with