À propos de ce lieu
Bürkliplatz sits at the very hinge of Zurich, the point where the shimmering expanse of Lake Zurich narrows and spills into the River Limmat. Laid out during the great quay construction works of the 1880s and named after Arnold Bürkli, the engineer who reshaped the shoreline, the square became the elegant meeting place of the city's bourgeoisie almost overnight. Today it is a place of easy pleasures. Ferries and lake steamers cast off from its piers, a bronze Ganymede gazes toward the water from a leafy terrace, brass bands still play in the historic music pavilion, and on market days the paving fills with flowers, vegetables, and the treasures of Zurich's largest flea market. On a clear day the snow-capped Alps close the horizon beyond the lake.
À retenir
- 1887 year — The lakeside quays here were completed, built largely from the rubble of Zurich's demolished medieval walls
- 1952 year — Hermann Hubacher's bronze 'Ganymede' statue was placed on the terrace, gazing out across the lake
- 230 stalls — Over 230 pitches fill the square each Saturday at Zurich's largest and oldest flea market
📍 Bürkliplatz 7, 8024, Zürich