Bahnhofstrasse is Zürich 's main downtown street and one of the world's most expensive and exclusive shopping avenues. In 2011, a study named Bahnhofstrasse the most expensive street for retail property in Europe, and the third most expensive worldwide. In 2016, the street ranked ninth.
17-940: It came into existence when the city fortifications were demolished in 1864 and the ditch in front of the walls was filled in. Until that time, the name of the location had been Fröschengraben ( Ditch of the Frogs ), which then was changed to Bahnhofstrasse ( Railway Station Street ). Bahnhofstrasse starts at Bahnhofplatz ( Station Square ) in front of the Zürich Hauptbahnhof ( 47°22′40″N 8°32′25″E / 47.37778°N 8.54028°E / 47.37778; 8.54028 ( Zürich Hauptbahnhof ) ), passing Rennweg , Augustinergasse and Paradeplatz , before it ends after 1.4 km at Bürkliplatz ( 47°22′02″N 8°32′27″E / 47.3671°N 8.5409°E / 47.3671; 8.5409 ( Bürkliplatz ) ) on Lake Zürich ( National Bank ). The street
34-617: A harbor district rose on the newly acquired lands on the Limmat riverbank at the foot of the former Oppidum Lindenhof at the Schipfe –Weinplatz area, and the settlement area of the Gallo-Roman Turicum was extended on the right bank of the Limmat at the present Limmatquai . Public buildings made of stone and paved roads were built. Suggested by the recent archaeological evidence uncovered during construction at Münsterbrücke ,
51-499: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rennweg (Z%C3%BCrich) Rennweg is a medieval main road and is today part of the inner-city pedestrian zone of Zürich , Switzerland . A rennweg was in the medieval German speaking territories a street where horses were moved. Once, it was one of the nodal points of road and public transportation. Today, as well as the Limmatquai , as well as Augustinergasse , it
68-555: Is a popular tourist destination, nearby the Münsterhof plaza, and it is the location of some small shops and cafés. Towards St. Peterhofstatt , the remains of the Roman Thermae were discovered on occasion of archaeological excavations in 1983/84. The site is partially open to the public and illustrated by information boards, as well as replicas of some of the artefacts that were found at the site. First mentioned in 1265,
85-552: Is a section of the southern extension of the Seeuferanlage promenades that were built between 1881 and 1887. Rennweg is one of the best known visitor attractions of the oldest area of the city of Zürich. Archaeologists excavated individual and aerial finds of the Celtic- Helvetii oppidum Lindenhof from around the 1st century BC La Tène culture , whose remains were discovered in archaeological campaigns in
102-530: Is largely pedestrianised , but is also an important link in the Zürich tram network . North of Paradeplatz the street carries routes 6 , 7 , 11 and 13 , whilst to the south it carries 2 , 8 , 9 and 11 . Stops are served at Hauptbahnhof, Rennweg, Paradeplatz, Börsenstrasse and Bürkliplatz. Some of the many shops include: Paradeplatz, one of the most famous squares in Switzerland, is situated towards
119-552: Is provided by the Zürich tram lines 2, 4, and 15. At the Storchen stop, Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft provides also public transportation towards Bürkliplatz and Zürichhorn . Individual transportation usually is prohibited. The area is part of the pedestrian zone in the old town of Zürich, hence, vehicle traffic is limited between lower Limmatquai downstream and the Bellevueplatz square upstream. In 70/75 AD
136-778: The Gmüesbrugg bridge and the historical Schipfe quarter. Weinplatz is situated in the historical center of Zürich, previously known as Celtic-Roman Turicum , on the southeastern foothill of the Lindenhof , right westerly of the Rathausbrücke bridge-plaza, north of the Münsterhof plaza, and south of the Schipfe quarter on the eastern bank of the Limmat . Located next to the Rathausbrücke, public transport
153-530: The portcullis of the Rennweg gate just as the pursuing enemy troops were about to enter the city. The Rennweg respectively former Rennweg– Augustinergasse stop on lines 6 , 7 , 11 and 13 of the Zürich tram system is some 80 metres (87 yd) further southernly along the Bahnhofstrasse road. Weinplatz Weinplatz (literally: wine square ) is a popular public square adjacent to
170-471: The Stork) is unclear, but a local legend tells that the name comes from several of rare black storks that brooded on its roof long ago. In 1357, the building "Hus zum Storchen" (literally stork house) was mentioned for the first time in tax records of the city. About 100 years later, it was designated as a hostel, a tradition that lasted for several hundred years. In 1938 the medieval structure was rebuilt to house
187-520: The Zürich knight Jakob Mülner handed over his residential tower zum Schwert (literally: sword tower) to the Fraumünster Abbey , and returned it as a fief. From the daughters of Gotfried II, in 1406 the complex came to Hans Brunner who set up an inn. Today, the former tower is an accommodation building and houses a shop at its ground floor. The origin of the name "Zum Storchen" (literally: To
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#1732793205672204-590: The course of the 13th-century Fröschengraben , the inner moat that was enforced by the later built Schanzengraben . Accounts of the Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl in the Old Zürich War , which occurred on July 22 , 1443, describe that Zurich Mayor Rudolf Stüssi fell while trying to defend the bridge across the Sihl. The city was then saved by the gatekeeper's wife, one Anna Ziegler, who managed to lower
221-548: The end of the Bahnhofstrasse closest to Lake Zürich. The two biggest Swiss banks , UBS and the Credit Suisse Group , have their headquarters there. Paradeplatz is also known for its chocolate shop and cafe , Confiserie Sprüngli . 47°22′16.99″N 8°32′19.14″E / 47.3713861°N 8.5386500°E / 47.3713861; 8.5386500 This Canton of Zürich location article
238-472: The present Weinplatz may have been the site of the civilian harbour of the Celtic-Roman Turicum . At the site of the present Weinplatz towards St. Peterhofstatt the remains of remarkable 2nd to 4th century AD Thermae were excavated. Being part of the ancient Kornhausplatz (Rathhausbrücke) plaza, Weinplatz was used as a grain and vegetable store in medieval times, and became in 1630
255-527: The public market for local wines, the present Weinplatz square. Despite the relocation of the market to the Münsterhof plaza in 1647, the name is still the same. Some medieval sources mention the Rother Turm building, meaning the "red tower" which was used by the House of Rapperswil as its seat in Zürich in the early 13th century; much later it became a 'literature café' and was demolished. Weinplatz now
272-551: The term Weinplatz may have kept its ancient meaning wine square . In the European Middle Ages, it was the main street of the upper town of Zürich, leading from the Rennwegtor gate in the fortifications of Zürich and passing below the Lindenhof hill towards the town hall . The site of the Rennweg gate is at the current junction of the Rennweg with the Bahnhofstrasse , the Bahnhofstrasse itself following
289-480: The years 1989, 1997, 2004 and 2007 on Lindenhof, Münsterhof and Rennweg, and also in the 1900s, but the finds mistakenly were identified as Roman objects. Not yet archaeologically proven, but suggested by the historians, as well for the first construction of the today's Münsterbrücke Limmat crossing, the present Weinplatz square was the former civilian harbour of the Celtic-Roman Turicum , and so
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