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Standing at the Rathausbrücke, you meet one of Zürich's boldest architectural statements. Raised between 1694 and 1698 to the design of master builder Hans Heinrich Holzhalb, the Rathaus was deliberately anchored into the bed of the Limmat, a display of civic confidence by a proud, self governing city republic. Late Renaissance in its clean proportions yet early Baroque in its ornament, the grey stone façade carries carved reliefs, heraldic crests and window frames that seem to grow out of the water itself. Inside, richly panelled council chambers, stucco ceilings and allegorical paintings of justice speak of the merchants and guildsmen who once ruled here. Since 1803 the building has served the canton, and today it remains the seat of both the city and cantonal parliaments, a working government house rather than a museum piece.
Fatti principali
- 1698 year — The Baroque town hall was completed and formally inaugurated on 22 June
- 1839 year — The Züriputsch uprising left fourteen rebels dead near the seat of government
- 2 parliaments — The house still holds both the city and cantonal legislative chambers
📍 Limmatquai 55, 8001, Zürich